Bathhouse Meaning
/ˈbæθˌhaʊs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA building with baths for communal use.
nounA building where swimmers can change clothes.
Sentence Examples
The fire started in the bathhouse.
Did they heat up the bathhouse?
All the town needs is a bathhouse with jacuzzis and saunas.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient Roman ____ provided hot baths and social gatherings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient city had a large ____ where people would go to relax together.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English bathhous, bathous, from Old English bæþhūs (“bathhouse”), equivalent to bath + house. Cognate with Dutch badhuis (“bathhouse”), German Badehaus (“bathhouse”), German Low German Baadhuus, Boodhuus (“bathhouse”), Danish badehus (“bathhouse”), Norwegian Bokmål badehus (“bathhouse”), Norwegian Nynorsk badehus (“bathhouse”), Swedish badhus (“bathhouse”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] a plethora of taverns, victuals, brew houses, hostelries, bathhouses, brothels, bearbaiting and bullbaiting arenas jostled for space with shops of stockfishmongers, garlicmongers, and bakemongers."
— 2009, Rona Sharon, Royal Blood:
"The landslide hit Xiangning county in Shanxi province early Friday evening, provincial authorities said. Two residential buildings, home to a total of 14 households, and a public bathhouse collapsed under the weight of the falling earth."
— 2019 March 16, “North China landslide knocks over homes, killing 7”, in AP News, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2023:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient Roman ____ provided hot baths and social gatherings.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ancient city had a large ____ where people would go to relax together.