Theater — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

the art of writing and producing plays

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈiəɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈiətə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈiətə/

2 syllables Say it as /θˈiəɾɚ/.

Examples

the house was full
the army was in the field awaiting action
he served in the Vietnam theater for three years

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

theater of operations dramatic art field of operations field theatre of operations house dramaturgy dramatics theatre

Parts of Speech

noun	a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented “the house was full”
noun	the art of writing and producing plays
noun	a region in which active military operations are in progress “the army was in the field awaiting action”

Word Forms

dramaturgic	adjective	relating to the technical aspects of drama
dramaturgical	adjective	relating to the technical aspects of drama
theatrical	adjective	of or relating to the theater

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

théâtre

un bâtiment où des représentations théâtrales ou des spectacles cinématographiques peuvent être présentés

🇪🇸Spanish

teatro

un edificio donde se pueden presentar representaciones teatrales o espectáculos cinematográficos

🇮🇹Italian

teatro

un edificio in cui possono essere presentati spettacoli teatrali o cinematografici

🇵🇹Portuguese

teatro

um edifício onde podem ser apresentadas apresentações teatrais ou espetáculos cinematográficos

🇷🇺Russian

театр

здание, где могут быть представлены театральные представления или кинопоказы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थिएटर

एक इमारत जहाँ नाट्य प्रदर्शन या मोशन-पिक्चर शो प्रस्तुत किए जा सकते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

থিয়েটার

একটি বিল্ডিং যেখানে থিয়েটার পারফরম্যান্স বা মোশন-পিকচার শো উপস্থাপন করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

தியேட்டர்

நாடக நிகழ்ச்சிகள் அல்லது மோஷன்-பிக்சர் ஷோக்கள் வழங்கக்கூடிய கட்டிடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

థియేటర్

థియేటర్ ప్రదర్శనలు లేదా చలన చిత్ర ప్రదర్శనలు ప్రదర్శించబడే భవనం

🇮🇳Marathi

थिएटर

एक इमारत जेथे नाट्य प्रदर्शन किंवा मोशन-पिक्चर शो सादर केले जाऊ शकतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

થિયેટર

એવી ઇમારત જ્યાં થિયેટર પર્ફોર્મન્સ અથવા મોશન-પિક્ચર શો રજૂ કરી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಂಗಭೂಮಿ

ನಾಟಕೀಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಕಟ್ಟಡ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിയേറ്റർ

നാടക പ്രകടനങ്ങളോ മോഷൻ-പിക്ചർ ഷോകളോ അവതരിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു കെട്ടിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੀਏਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਥੀਏਟਰਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਸ਼ਨ-ਪਿਕਚਰ ਸ਼ੋਅ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تھیٹر

ایک عمارت جہاں تھیٹر پرفارمنس یا موشن پکچر شوز پیش کیے جاسکتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剧院

可以进行戏剧表演或电影放映的建筑物

🇯🇵Japanese

劇場

演劇や映画ショーを上演できる建物

🇰🇷Korean

극장

연극이나 영화를 상영할 수 있는 건물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà hát

một tòa nhà nơi có thể trình diễn các buổi biểu diễn sân khấu hoặc chương trình điện ảnh

🇹🇭Thai

โรงภาพยนตร์

อาคารที่สามารถแสดงละครหรือภาพยนตร์ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

teater

sebuah bangunan tempat pertunjukan teater atau pertunjukan film dapat disajikan

🇵🇭Filipino

teatro

isang gusali kung saan maaaring itanghal ang mga palabas sa teatro o motion-picture

🇲🇾Malay

teater

sebuah bangunan di mana persembahan teater atau pertunjukan wayang gambar boleh dipersembahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسرح

مبنى يمكن تقديم العروض المسرحية أو عروض الصور المتحركة فيه

🇮🇷Persian

تئاتر

ساختمانی که در آن نمایش های تئاتر یا نمایش های متحرک می تواند ارائه شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tiyatro

tiyatro gösterilerinin veya sinema gösterilerinin sunulabileceği bir bina

🇮🇱Hebrew

תֵאַטרוֹן

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