Phrase guide

opera house

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A theatre, or similar building, primarily used for staging opera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: opera

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a building where musical dramas are performed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: opera

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theater, theatre, house

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: teatre d'òpera — theatre for opera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歌劇院 /歌剧院 (gējùyuàn) — theatre for opera
  • Danish: operahus — theatre for opera
  • Dutch: operahuis — theatre for opera
  • Dutch: operagebouw — theatre for opera
  • Faroese: operahús — theatre for opera
  • Finnish: oopperatalo — theatre for opera
  • French: opéra — theatre for opera
  • German: Opernhaus — theatre for opera
  • German: Oper — theatre for opera
  • Greek: όπερα (ópera) — theatre for opera
  • Hungarian: operaház — theatre for opera
  • Icelandic: óperuhús — theatre for opera
  • Ido: operoteatro — theatre for opera
  • Irish: teach ceoldráma — theatre for opera
  • Irish: áras ceoldrámaíochta — theatre for opera
  • Japanese: 歌劇場 (kagekijō) — theatre for opera
  • Japanese: オペラハウス — theatre for opera
  • Japanese: オペラ (opera) — theatre for opera
  • Korean: 오페라 극장 — theatre for opera
  • Korean: 오페라 하우스 — theatre for opera
  • Korean: 가극장 (gageukjang) — theatre for opera
  • Norwegian Bokmål: opera — theatre for opera
  • Norwegian Bokmål: operahus — theatre for opera
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opera — theatre for opera
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: operahus — theatre for opera
  • Polish: gmach opery — theatre for opera
  • Polish: opera — theatre for opera
  • Portuguese: ópera — theatre for opera
  • Portuguese: teatro de ópera — theatre for opera
  • Russian: о́перный теа́тр (ópernyj teátr) — theatre for opera
  • Russian: о́пера (ópera) — theatre for opera
  • Spanish: teatro de ópera — theatre for opera
  • Volapük: lopöp — theatre for opera