Phrase guide

town hall

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A building that houses the local government offices of a town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The town council.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A widely accessible meeting, particularly where the audience is allowed to interact with the speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • The president plans to speak to a town hall of employees at its headquarters on Monday.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: government building

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بَلَدِيَّة (baladiyya) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܹܝܬ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēt mdīta) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Armenian: քաղաքապետարան (kʻaġakʻapetaran) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Basque: udaletxe — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Belarusian: мэ́рыя (méryja) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Breton: ti-kêr — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Bulgarian: кметство (kmetstvo) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Bulgarian: община (obština) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Catalan: casa de la vila — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Catalan: casa del comú — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Catalan: ajuntament — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Catalan: casa consistorial — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Catalan: casa comuna — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Catalan: casa de la ciutat — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大會堂 /大会堂 (dàhuìtáng) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Czech: radnice — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Danish: rådhus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Dutch: stadhuis — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Dutch: raadhuis — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Dutch: gemeentehuis — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Esperanto: urbdomo — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Esperanto: urbodomo — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Finnish: kaupungintalo — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Finnish: kunnantalo — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • French: mairie — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • French: hôtel de ville — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • French: maison communale — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • French: hôtel communal — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Galician: concello — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Galician: casa do concello — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Georgian: მერია (meria) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Georgian: მუნიციპალური შენობა (municiṗaluri šenoba) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Georgian: მუნიციპალიტეტის შენობა (municiṗaliṭeṭis šenoba) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • German: Rathaus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • German: Bürgermeisteramt — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • German: Gemeindehaus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • German: Stadthaus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Bavarian German: Rathaus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Greek: δημαρχείο (dimarcheío) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Ancient Greek: πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Ancient Greek: ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Hebrew: בִּנְיַן עִירִיָּה (binyán 'iriyá) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Hungarian: városháza — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Icelandic: ráðhús — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Indonesian: balai kota — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Irish: halla baile — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Italian: municipio — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Japanese: 町役場 (machiyakuba) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Japanese: 公会堂 (kōkaidō) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Japanese: 役場 (yakuba) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Latin: curia — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Latvian: rātsnams — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Lithuanian: rotušė — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Luxembourgish: Märei — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Navajo: wááshindoon bighan — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Norwegian: rådhus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Pannonian Rusyn: городска хижа (horodska xiža) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Pannonian Rusyn: општина (opština) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Plautdietsch: Stautshus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Polish: ratusz — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Portuguese: prefeitura — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Portuguese: câmara municipal — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Romanian: primăria — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Russian: мэ́рия (mɛ́rija) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Russian: муниципалите́т (municipalitét) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Russian: ра́туша (rátuša) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Spanish: ayuntamiento — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Spanish: consistorio — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Spanish: casa consistorial — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Spanish: alcaldía — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Swedish: rådhus — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Tagalog: bahay-pamahalaan — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Turkish: belediye binası — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Ukrainian: ме́рія (mérija) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Vietnamese: toà thị chính — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Volapük: konsälöp — a building that houses the local government offices of a town
  • Yiddish: ראָטהויז (rothoyz) — a building that houses the local government offices of a town