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house

 
 
/haʊs/ noun (plural houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/)

Translation

BUILDING [C] a building where people live, usually one family or group
ev
a three-bedroomed house We went to my aunt's house for dinner.754
PEOPLE [no plural] the people who live in a house
ev halkı
The baby's screaming woke the whole house up.669769
PLACE FOR ACTIVITY [C] the place where a particular business or activity happens
iş/faaliyet yapılan yer, bina
an opera house a publishing house1683
the House a group of people which makes a country's laws, or the place where they meet
meclis, kamara
the House of Commons/Representatives The House voted on the proposals.179
THEATRE [C] the people watching a performance or the area where they sit
seyirciler; seyirci tribünü
[usually singular] The actors played to a full house.2145
on the house If food or drink is on the house in a bar or restaurant, it is free.
bedava, müesseseden, ikram
1425
→ See also boarding house → See also full house → See also row house → See also terraced house → See also the White House
(Definition of house noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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