noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/
/ˈkləʊkɹuːm/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Ireland, UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, euphemistic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coatroom
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: room
6
noun
Meaning 6
a private lounge off of a legislative chamber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lounge, waiting room, waiting area
History
Etymology
From cloak + room.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
гардероб
(garderob)
— room for coats
Catalan:
guarda-roba
— room for coats
Chinese Mandarin:
寄物處 /寄物处
(jìwùchù)
— room for coats
Czech:
šatna
— room for coats
Danish:
garderobe
— room for coats
Dutch:
garderobe
— room for coats
Dutch:
vestiaire
— room for coats
Faroese:
klædnagoymsla
— room for coats
Finnish:
narikka
— room for coats
Finnish:
vaatesäilö
— room for coats
Finnish:
vaatehuone
— room for coats
French:
vestiaire
— room for coats
Galician:
gardarroupa
— room for coats
German:
Garderobe
— room for coats
German:
Kleideraufbewahrung
— room for coats
Hebrew:
מלתחה
(meltakha)
— room for coats
Hungarian:
ruhatár
— room for coats
Irish:
seomra cótaí
— room for coats
Italian:
guardaroba
— room for coats
Kazakh:
гардероб
(garderob)
— room for coats
Macedonian:
гардеро́ба
(garderóba)
— room for coats
Norwegian Bokmål:
garderobe
— room for coats
Norwegian Nynorsk:
garderobe
— room for coats
Persian:
رختکن
— room for coats
Polish:
szatnia
— room for coats
Portuguese:
bengaleiro
— room for coats
Romanian:
garderobă
— room for coats
Russian:
гардеро́б
(garderób)
— room for coats
Russian:
гардеробное помещение
(garderobnoje pomeščenije)
— room for coats
Serbo-Croatian:
garderóba
— room for coats
Spanish:
guardarropa
— room for coats
Swedish:
garderob
— room for coats
Turkish:
vestiyer
— room for coats
Ukrainian:
гардеро́б
(harderób)
— room for coats
Ukrainian:
роздяга́льня
(rozdjahálʹnja)
— room for coats
Bulgarian:
гардероб
(garderob)
— room for luggage
Chinese Mandarin:
寄物處 /寄物处
(jìwùchù)
— room for luggage
Faroese:
viðførisgoymsla
— room for luggage
Finnish:
matkatavarasäilytys
— room for luggage
French:
consigne
— room for luggage
German:
Gepäcksaufbewahrung
— room for luggage
German:
Gepäckaufbewahrung
— room for luggage
Hebrew:
חדר שמירת חפצים
(khéder shmirát khafatsím)
— room for luggage
Hungarian:
csomagmegőrző
— room for luggage
Italian:
deposito
— room for luggage
Italian:
deposito bagagli
— room for luggage
Polish:
bagażownia
— room for luggage
Polish:
przechowalnia
— room for luggage
Portuguese:
sala de bagagem
— room for luggage
Romanian:
cameră de bagaje
— room for luggage
Russian:
ка́мера хране́ния
(kámera xranénija)
— room for luggage
Serbo-Croatian:
garderóba
— room for luggage
Spanish:
sala de equipajes
— room for luggage
Spanish:
consigna de equipajes
— room for luggage
Swedish:
bagageförvaring
— room for luggage
Swedish:
bagageförvaringsutrymme
— room for luggage
