Phrase guide

operetta house

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • ŏp′ə-rĕt′ə hous′
  • Canada, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒp.əˈɹɛt.ə ˌhaʊ̯s/
  • /ˌɔːp.əˈɹɛt.ə ˌhaʊ̯s/ older Received Pronunciation
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑp.əˈɹɛt.ə ˌhaʊ̯s/
  • General-American: /ˌɔp.əˈɹɛt.ə ˌhaʊ̯s/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑp.əˈɹɛt.ə ˌhaʊ̯s/
  • Australian: /ˌɔp.əˈɹet.ə ˌhæɔ̯s/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌɒp.əˈɹet.ə ˌhæʊ̯s/
  • Scotland: /ˌɔp.əˈɹɛt.ə ˌhʌʊ̯s/
  • India: /ˌɔp.eˈɾɛʈ.a ˌhaws/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: operetta

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕歌劇院 /轻歌剧院 — theatre for operetta
  • Finnish: operettitalo — theatre for operetta
  • German: Operettenhaus — theatre for operetta
  • Polish: gmach operetki — theatre for operetta
  • Polish: operetka — theatre for operetta
  • Russian: теа́тр опере́тты (teátr operétty) — theatre for operetta