Showcase — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect

a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈoʊkeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈəʊkeɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈəʊkeɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈoʊkeɪs/.

Examples

it was a showcase for democracy in Africa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

display case case vitrine show window

Parts of Speech

noun	a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect “it was a showcase for democracy in Africa”
noun	a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

Word Forms

case

verb

enclose in, or as if in, a case

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schaufenster

eine Umgebung, in der etwas optimal zur Geltung gebracht werden kann

🇫🇷French

vitrine

un cadre dans lequel quelque chose peut être affiché de manière optimale

🇪🇸Spanish

escaparate

un entorno en el que algo se puede mostrar con el mejor efecto

🇮🇹Italian

vetrina

un ambiente in cui qualcosa può essere visualizzato al meglio

🇳🇱Dutch

vitrine

een omgeving waarin iets het beste tot zijn recht komt

🇵🇹Portuguese

vitrine

um cenário em que algo pode ser exibido com melhor efeito

🇷🇺Russian

витрина

настройка, в которой что-то может быть отображено с наилучшим эффектом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोकेस

एक सेटिंग जिसमें किसी चीज़ को सर्वोत्तम प्रभाव से प्रदर्शित किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শোকেস

একটি সেটিং যেখানে কিছু সেরা প্রভাব প্রদর্শন করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

காட்சி பெட்டி

சிறந்த விளைவைக் காட்டக்கூடிய ஒரு அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రదర్శన

ఏదైనా ఉత్తమ ప్రభావానికి ప్రదర్శించబడే సెట్టింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

शोकेस

एक सेटिंग ज्यामध्ये काहीतरी उत्कृष्ट परिणामासाठी प्रदर्शित केले जाऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રદર્શન

એક સેટિંગ જેમાં કંઈક શ્રેષ્ઠ અસર માટે પ્રદર્શિત કરી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

ಉತ್ತಮ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಸೆಟ್ಟಿಂಗ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷോകേസ്

മികച്ച രീതിയിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു ക്രമീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸੈਟਿੰਗ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਵਧੀਆ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمائش

ایک ترتیب جس میں کسی چیز کو بہترین اثر کے لیے دکھایا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

展示

可以以最佳效果显示某些内容的设置

🇯🇵Japanese

ショーケース

何かを最も効果的に表示できる設定

🇰🇷Korean

유리 진열장

어떤 것이 가장 효과적으로 표시될 수 있는 설정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trưng bày

một cài đặt trong đó một cái gì đó có thể được hiển thị để có hiệu quả tốt nhất

🇹🇭Thai

ตู้โชว์

การตั้งค่าที่สามารถแสดงบางสิ่งเพื่อให้ได้ผลดีที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

memamerkan

pengaturan di mana sesuatu dapat ditampilkan dengan efek terbaik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرض

إعداد يمكن من خلاله عرض شيء ما لتحقيق أفضل النتائج

🇮🇷Persian

ویترین

تنظیمی که در آن چیزی می تواند به بهترین شکل نمایش داده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vitrin

bir şeyin en iyi şekilde görüntülenebileceği bir ayar

🇮🇱Hebrew

חלון ראווה

הגדרה שבה ניתן להציג משהו בצורה הטובה ביותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'showcase'?

The primary meaning of 'showcase' is 'a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect'.

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Using 'showcase' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'showcase' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'showcase' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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