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dancehall

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

10 more languages
Suomitanssisali
Հայերենպարասրահ
Italianobalerasala da ballo
日本語ダンスホール
한국어댄스홀
Nederlandsdanszaal
Polskidansing
Românăsală de dans
Русскийтанцева́льный зал
Tiếng Việtvũ trường

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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See also

Dancel dancelessness danceline dancemaker dancemaking dancepop

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