veranda vs. balcony
[vuh-ran-duh]
/ vəˈræn də /
noun
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Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. Also verandah. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery.
[bal-kuh-nee]
/ ˈbæl kə ni /
noun
PLURAL
balconies-
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
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a gallery in a theater.