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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 Redoute Tanzsaal
Suomi tanssisali
Français dancehall salle de danse
Հայերեն պարասրահ
Italiano balera sala da ballo
日本語 ダンスホール
한국어 댄스홀
Nederlands danszaal
Polski dansing
Português salão de dança
Română sală de dans
Русский танцева́льный зал
Tiếng Việt vũ 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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