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单词 sitkamer
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sitkamern.

Brit. /ˈsɪtkɑːmə/, U.S. /ˈsɪtˌkæmər/, South African English /ˈsɪtkɑːmə/
Forms: 1800s– sitkamer, 1900s sitkaamer, 1900s sitkomer (irregular), 1900s zitkamer.
Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans sitkamer.
Etymology: < Afrikaans sitkamer, †zitkamer < Dutch zitkamer sitting room, living room (19th cent.; 17th cent. as zit-kaemer in the sense ‘best room’) < zit- , combining form of zitten sit v. + kamer room (see chamber n.). Compare earlier sitting room n.
South African.
A sitting room or living room in a private house. Also: a public lounge.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > sitting room
parlourc1384
street parlour1734
sitting room1763
keeping-room1771
room1795
voorhuis1822
voorkamer1827
lounge1881
sitkamer1897
sitter1899
sit1911
1897 Temple Bar Nov. 378 In the ‘sit-kamer’—i.e., the parlour of the house—refreshments were set forth.
1902 ‘Intelligence Officer’ On Heels of De Wet 88 Those cushions you have on your front seat came out of the Nieuwjaarsfontein sitkomer.
1912 F. Bancroft Veldt Dwellers 31 It was smoke-room, bar-room, and general zit-kamer combined.
1929 J. G. Van Alphen Jan Venter, S.A.P. 249 The sitkamer was packed with visitors.
1964 J. Neintjes Manor House 7 We entered a lounge on the right, the sitkamer—a large room with a high ceiling on beams.
2016 @XuroMilton1 10 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) We woke in the sitkamer saying how the hell did we get so drunk.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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