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studio

noun · 8 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstjuːdi.əʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈst͡ʃuːdi.əʊ/ yod-coalescence
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈst͡ʃʉwdɪjəw/
  • Southern-England: yod-coalescence Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈstudi.oʊ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈstjʉdio/
  • Scotland: /ˈst͡ʃʉdio/ yod-coalescence
  • Wales: /ˈstɪʊ̯di.oː/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T UW1 D IY0 OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His studio was cramped when he began as an artist.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An establishment where an art is taught.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • As he gained a reputation, he took larger space and took students into his studio,

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A place where radio or television programs, records or films are made.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The recording studio had some slight echo, but was good enough to make a demo.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The studios still make films, but they rely on the strength of their distribution.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A studio apartment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It’s a lovely little studio with almost a river view.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she ran a dance studio
  • the music department provided studios for their students
  • you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: workplace, work

Narrower terms: artist's workroom, atelier, broadcasting studio, recording studio

7

noun

Meaning 7

workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: location

Broader terms: workplace, work

8

noun

Meaning 8

an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: studio apartment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: apartment, flat

History

Etymology

From Italian studio (“room for study”), from Latin studium. Doublet of study and etude.

Across languages

Translations

176 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ateljee — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Arabic: إِسْتُودِيُو (ʔistūdiyū) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Armenian: արվեստանոց (arvestanocʻ) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Armenian: արհեստանոց (arhestanocʻ) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Asturian: estudiu — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Belarusian: сту́дыя (stúdyja) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Belarusian: атэлье́ (atelʹjé) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Belarusian: майстэ́рня (majstérnja) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Bulgarian: сту́дио (stúdio) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Bulgarian: ателие́ (atelié) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Catalan: estudi — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 畫室 /画室 (huàshì) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 書齋 /书斋 (shūzhāi) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Dutch: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Esperanto: ateliero — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Esperanto: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Finnish: ateljee — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • French: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • French: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Galician: estudio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • German: Atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • German: Studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Greek: εργαστήρι (ergastíri) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Ancient Greek: ζωγραφεῖον (zōgrapheîon) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Hungarian: stúdió — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Irish: stiúideo — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Japanese: 工房 (kōbō) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Japanese: スタジオ (sutajio) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Japanese: 画室 (gashitsu) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Korean: 스튜디오 (seutyudio) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Korean: 작업실 (jageopsil) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Korean: 아틀리에 (ateullie) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Korean: 화실 (hwasil) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Macedonian: ателје́ (ateljé) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Macedonian: студио (studio) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Māori: taupuni mahi — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Norwegian Bokmål: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Norwegian Bokmål: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Persian: استودیو (estudiyu) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Polish: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Polish: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Portuguese: estúdio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Romanian: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Romanian: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Russian: сту́дия (stúdija) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Russian: ателье́ (atelʹjé) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Russian: мастерска́я (masterskája) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Serbo-Croatian: сту̑дио — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȗdio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Slovene: studio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Spanish: estudio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Spanish: atelier — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Turkish: atölye — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Turkish: işlik — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Turkish: stüdyo — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Ukrainian: сту́дія (stúdija) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Ukrainian: ательє́ (atelʹjé) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Ukrainian: майсте́рня (majstérnja) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Welsh: stiwdio — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Yiddish: סטודיאָ (studyo) — artist’s or photographer’s workshop
  • Afrikaans: ateljee — establishment where an art is taught
  • Belarusian: сту́дыя (stúdyja) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Bulgarian: сту́дио (stúdio) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Dutch: kunstschool — establishment where an art is taught
  • Dutch: atelier — establishment where an art is taught
  • Esperanto: ateliero — establishment where an art is taught
  • Galician: estudio — establishment where an art is taught
  • Irish: stiúideo — establishment where an art is taught
  • Japanese: 工房 (kōbō) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Japanese: アトリエ (atorie) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Korean: 스튜디오 (seutyudio) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Korean: 아틀리에 (ateullie) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Latvian: studija — establishment where an art is taught
  • Macedonian: ателје́ (ateljé) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Macedonian: студио (studio) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Māori: taupuni mahi toi — establishment where an art is taught
  • Portuguese: estúdio — establishment where an art is taught
  • Russian: сту́дия (stúdija) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Serbo-Croatian: сту̑дио — establishment where an art is taught
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȗdio — establishment where an art is taught
  • Slovene: studio — establishment where an art is taught
  • Ukrainian: сту́дія (stúdija) — establishment where an art is taught
  • Welsh: stiwdio — establishment where an art is taught
  • Afrikaans: ateljee — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Arabic: إِسْتُودِيُو (ʔistūdiyū) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Asturian: estudiu — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Belarusian: сту́дыя (stúdyja) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Bulgarian: сту́дио (stúdio) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Catalan: estudi — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Chinese Mandarin: 演播室 (yǎnbōshì) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Chinese Mandarin: 播音室 (bōyīnshì) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Czech: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Dutch: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Esperanto: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Finnish: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • French: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Galician: estudio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • German: Studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Greek: στούντιο (stoúntio) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Hungarian: stúdió — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Irish: stiúideo — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Italian: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Japanese: スタジオ (sutajio) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Korean: 스튜디오 (seutyudio) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Macedonian: студио (studio) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Māori: taupuni mahi — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Norwegian Bokmål: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Persian: استودیو (estudiyo) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Polish: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Portuguese: estúdio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Romanian: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Russian: сту́дия (stúdija) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Serbo-Croatian: сту̑дио — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȗdio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Slovene: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Spanish: estudio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Swahili: studio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Turkish: stüdyo — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Ukrainian: сту́дія (stúdija) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Welsh: stiwdio — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Yiddish: סטודיע (studye) — place where radio or television programs, records or films are made
  • Afrikaans: ateljee — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Bulgarian: сту́дия (stúdija) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Dutch: filmmaatschappij — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Dutch: platenmaatschappij — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Finnish: studio — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Galician: estudio — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Greek: στούντιο (stoúntio) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Irish: stiúideo — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Japanese: 撮影所 (films) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Japanese: スタジオ (sutajio) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Japanese: 録音室 (rokuonshitsu) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Korean: 촬영소 (chwaryeongso) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Macedonian: студио (studio) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Romanian: studio — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Russian: сту́дия (stúdija) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Serbo-Croatian: сту̑дио — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȗdio — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Slovene: studio — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Yiddish: סטודיע (studye) — company or organization that makes films, records or other artistic works
  • Bulgarian: сту́дио (stúdio) — studio flat/apartment
  • Czech: garsoniéra — studio flat/apartment
  • Czech: garsonka — studio flat/apartment
  • Dutch: studio — studio flat/apartment
  • Finnish: yksiö — studio flat/apartment
  • French: studio — studio flat/apartment
  • Galician: estudio — studio flat/apartment
  • German: Studio — studio flat/apartment
  • German: Garçonnière — studio flat/apartment
  • German: Einzimmerwohnung — studio flat/apartment
  • Greek: γκαρσονιέρα (gkarsoniéra) — studio flat/apartment
  • Greek: στούντιο (stoúntio) — studio flat/apartment
  • Indonesian: apartemen studio — studio flat/apartment
  • Italian: monolocale — studio flat/apartment
  • Japanese: ワンルーム (wanrūmu) — studio flat/apartment
  • Korean: 원룸 (wonnum) — studio flat/apartment
  • Macedonian: гарсоние́ра (garsoniéra) — studio flat/apartment
  • Macedonian: гарсоње́ра (garsonjéra) — studio flat/apartment
  • Norwegian: studioleilighet — studio flat/apartment
  • Polish: studio — studio flat/apartment
  • Portuguese: quitinete — studio flat/apartment
  • Portuguese: quarto-e-sala — studio flat/apartment
  • Romanian: garsonieră — studio flat/apartment
  • Russian: сту́дия (stúdija) — studio flat/apartment
  • Slovene: garsonjera — studio flat/apartment
  • Spanish: bulín — studio flat/apartment
  • Spanish: miniapartamento — studio flat/apartment
  • Spanish: monoambiente — studio flat/apartment
  • Swedish: etta — studio flat/apartment
  • Turkish: stüdyo daıre — studio flat/apartment
  • Ukrainian: студія (studija) — studio flat/apartment
  • Vietnamese: căn hộ studio — studio flat/apartment
  • Vietnamese: studio — studio flat/apartment
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