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n. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"

passage

n. a way through or along which someone or something may pass

road, route

n. an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

entrance, entranceway, entryway

n. something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

anteroom, antechamber, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule, entrance hall

n. a large entrance or reception room or area

doorstep, threshold

n. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

museum

n. a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

lodging, housing

n. structures collectively in which people are housed

chateau

n. an impressive country house (or castle) in France

bastion, citadel

n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

palace

n. official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)

villa

n. country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard

house, habitation, dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house

n. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

room

n. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

apartment, flat

n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

land, estate, demesne, acres, landed estate

n. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

entrance, entranceway, entryway

n. something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"

hall, hallway

n. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall"

doorstep, threshold

n. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

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