venue

noun

USVEN-yoo/ˈvɛnjuː/

Pluralvenues

5 meanings of venue

1
nouncountable
A place built for shows, concerts, or sports, where people gather to watch.
Like a big room or building made just for people to watch a game or a show.
The concert was moved to a bigger venue downtown.
They booked a small venue for the school play.
Similarlocation, site, place, setting
2
nouncountable
The place where an event or activity takes place.
Like the spot you choose for a party: where everything will happen.
We still need to pick a venue for the wedding.
The park became the venue for their yearly family picnic.
Similarlocation, place, site, setting, scene
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3
nouncountable
A stadium or large building where sports games are played.
Like a huge sports field with seats all around for the crowd.
The new venue can hold over fifty thousand fans.
Fans filled the venue hours before kickoff.
Similarstadium, arena, facility, ground
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4
nouncountable
In law, the area or county where a crime is said to have happened, or where a court case is heard.
Like deciding which town's court will hear a case: the right place for it.
The lawyers argued about which venue should hear the case.
The trial was moved to a different venue to keep things fair.
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Less common meaning

5
nounobsolete
A single hit or turn in a fight, such as one strike in a sword match.
Like one round in a fight, where someone scores a point.
He won the first venue with a quick thrust to the chest.
Each venue ended when one fencer landed a clean hit.
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Origin

It comes from Old French venue, from the verb venir meaning 'to come'.