noun
Meaning 1
A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
showcase
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/
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US: /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/
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noun
Meaning 2
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: case, display case, vitrine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: container
Narrower terms: trophy case
noun
Meaning 5
a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it was a showcase for democracy in Africa
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: show window
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: setting, background, scope
History
Etymology
From show + case.
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: витри́на (vitrína) — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Catalan: escaparat — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Czech: vitrína — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Finnish: vitriini — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Finnish: lasikaappi — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- German: Vitrine — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- German: Schaukasten — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Italian: esposizione — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Manx: kishtey taishbynys — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Polish: gablota — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Portuguese: montra — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Portuguese: vitrine — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Romanian: vitrină — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Russian: витри́на (vitrína) — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Spanish: escaparate — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Spanish: vitrina — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Spanish: expositor — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Turkish: camekân — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Turkish: vitrin — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Ukrainian: вітри́на (vitrýna) — a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
- Albanian: vitrinë — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Arabic: واجِهَة (wājiha) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Arabic: فَاتْرِينَة (fatrīna) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Armenian: ցուցափեղկ (cʻucʻapʻeġk) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Armenian: վիտրին (vitrin) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Azerbaijani: vitrin — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Belarusian: вітры́на (vitrýna) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Bulgarian: витри́на (vitrína) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Chinese Mandarin: 櫥窗 /橱窗 (chúchuāng) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Chinese Mandarin: 陳列櫃 /陈列柜 (chénlièguì) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Chinese Mandarin: 展臺 /展台 (zhǎntái) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Chinese Mandarin: 展櫃 /展柜 (zhǎnguì) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Dutch: vitrine — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Estonian: vitriin — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Finnish: vitriini — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Finnish: lasikaappi — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Finnish: lasikko — a setting for displaying something favorably
- French: vitrine — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Georgian: ვიტრინა (viṭrina) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- German: Schaufenster — a setting for displaying something favorably
- German: Vitrine — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Greek: βιτρίνα (vitrína) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Hungarian: vitrin — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Italian: vetrina — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Japanese: 飾り棚 (kazaridana) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Japanese: ショーケース (shōkēsu) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Korean: 진열장 (jinyeoljang) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Korean: 쇼케이스 (syokeiseu) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Latvian: vitrīna — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Lithuanian: vitrina — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Macedonian: џамлак (džamlak) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Macedonian: излог (izlog) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Persian: ویترین (vitrin) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Polish: witryna — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Portuguese: vitrine — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Romanian: vitrină — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Russian: витри́на (vitrína) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Serbo-Croatian: витрина — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Serbo-Croatian: излог — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Serbo-Croatian: vitrina — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Serbo-Croatian: izlog — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Slovak: vitrína — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Slovene: vitrina — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Spanish: vitrina — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Swedish: skyltfönster — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Swedish: vitrin — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Turkish: vitrin — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Ukrainian: вітри́на (vitrýna) — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Vietnamese: tủ kính — a setting for displaying something favorably
- Bulgarian: откроявам (otkrojavam) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Finnish: esittää — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Finnish: näyttää — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- French: présenter — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- German: herausstellen — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- German: zur Schau stellen — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- German: vorführen — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- German: darbieten — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- German: demonstrieren — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- German: präsentieren — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Italian: mostrare — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Italian: esporre — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Italian: esibire — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Italian: presentare — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Korean: 전시하다 (jeonsihada) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Romanian: prezenta — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Russian: отображать (otobražatʹ) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Russian: демонстрировать (demonstrirovatʹ) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Russian: показывать (pokazyvatʹ) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Russian: представлять (predstavljatʹ) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Spanish: mostrar — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Swedish: ställa ut — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Swedish: förevisa — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Ukrainian: відображати (vidobražaty) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Ukrainian: демонструвати (demonstruvaty) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
- Ukrainian: зображувати (zobražuvaty) — to display, demonstrate, show, or present
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