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palace
Universal Words
noun
1 [C] the official home of a king, queen, president, etc:
Buckingham Palace * the royal / presidential palace
2 (often the Palace) [sing.] the people who live in a palace, especially the British royal family:
The Palace last night refused to comment on the reports. * a Palace spokesman
3 [C] any large impressive house:
The Old Town has a whole collection of churches, palaces and mosques.
4 [C] (old-fashioned) (sometimes used in the names of buildings) a large public building, such as a hotel or cinema/movie theater:
the Strand Palace Hotel * old movie palaces
