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verandah

UK/vəˈɹændə/US/vəˈɹændə/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,310 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: verandahs

A verandah is a roofed open porch along the side of a house. Sit on the verandah.

It keeps the sun off the walls as well as off the people, which cools the house. The word came into English from India and is spelt with or without the final letter.

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Definitions of verandah

  1. 1nounverandahA roofed open porch along the side of a house.C1

    “The verandah ran the full length of the building.”

verandah is a porch.

Also accepted in games: veranda

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verandah in the wild

  • A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian, New Zealand and Indian English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building.

    Veranda

  • The Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the "h" version as a variant and The Guardian Style Guide says "veranda not verandah".

    Veranda

  • In India, the house of a rich or noble person may be built with a baramdah or verandah surrounding every level leading to the living area.

    Latticework

  • There is one inscription in Brahmi script on a verandah pillar.

    Ambivali Caves

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