veranda

[ vuh-ran-duh ]

/ vəˈræn də /

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noun

Also ve·ran·dah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.

piazza.

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Origin of veranda

1705–15; <Hindi baraṇḍā, barāmdā<Persian bar āmadaḥ coming out (unless the Hindi word is <Portuguese varanda,Spanish baranda railing, balustrade; cf. bar¹)

Words nearby veranda

ver., vera, veracious, veracity, Veracruz, veranda, verandaed, verapamil, veratridine, veratrine, verb

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How to use veranda in a sentence

There were 30 guests, three tables of 10 out on the veranda overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club on a warm 85-degree night, you know, it was like too perfect.
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In April, they were going to get married at a century-old mansion in downtown Austin, with their guests sipping cocktails on a veranda by the pool.
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On the cracked veranda, her intensive care, the newest babies fail to thrive.
Al-Shabab Stealing Somali Children From Hawa Abdi’s Refugee Camp|Eliza Griswold|February 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The veranda, roofless and open to the bitter blue sky where the seasonal gu rains sputter, serves as a makeshift neonatal ward.
Somalia Famine Aid Stolen: U.N.||August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

“God Bless You,” read a hand painted banner hung from a veranda on handsome Flamengo beach.
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This inviting, open terrace is reminiscent of the impressive veranda on a tropical plantation house.
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I got out of bed, put on jeans, and walked out onto the polished cement veranda.
My Parents' Brothel|Douglas Rogers|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Then they all passed out through the great front door to the wide old veranda.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
One evening in the month of April, a slim, straight-backed girl stood in the veranda of a bungalow at Meerut.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
She rose comforted, and drawing the baby's cradle out into the veranda, seated herself at her embroidery.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Late into the night they lingered on the veranda, and he found himself on the verge of confessing all to her.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The broad veranda was shaded by a clump of tall banana-trees, swaying to and fro in the gentle breeze.
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British Dictionary definitions for veranda

veranda

verandah

/ (vəˈrændə) /

noun

a porch or portico, sometimes partly enclosed, along the outside of a building

NZ a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street

Derived forms of veranda

verandaed or verandahed, adjective

Word Origin for veranda

C18: from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railing

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