vestibule
[noun]
Synonyms: hall, anteroom, foyer, lobby, porch, portico

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Related Words: entrance hall, entry, entryway, portal, portico, antechamber, anteroom, narthex

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ves‧ti‧bule /ˈvestəbjuːl, ˈvestɪbjuːl/ noun [countable] formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: vestibulum]

1. a space inside the front door of a public building

2. American English the space at each end of a railway carriage that connects it with the next carriage

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