antechamber

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæntiˌt͡ʃeɪmbə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæntiˌt͡ʃeɪmbɚ/

Noun

antechamber (plural antechambers)

1. A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Arthur A. Levine Books (2005), 558,

     "This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.

Translations

small room

• Bulgarian: чакалня (bg) (čakalnja), вестибюл (bg) (vestibjul)
• French: antichambre (fr) f
• Italian: anticamera (it)
• Polish: przedpokój (pl) m
• Portuguese: antecâmara (pt) f
• Russian: прихожая (ru) (prixóžaja) f

• Scottish Gaelic: seòmar-aghaidh (gd) m, seòmar-toisich (gd) m
• Silesian: antryj m
• Spanish: antecámara (es) f, antesala (es) f