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Meaning of dancehall | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A public hall for dancing.
    countable
  2. A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Tanzsaal
Suomi tanssisali
Français salle de danse
日本語 ダンスホール
한국어 댄스홀
Nederlands danszaal
Polski dansing
Português salão de dança

Examples

“Six years later there were barely any dancehalls to supervise—it was all glitzy discos attached to pubs.”
“It sounded Jamaican to me, a form of dancehall, and […] I wandered over and watched the dancing.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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