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单词 dancehall
释义

dancehall

[ dans-hawl, dahns- ]
/ ˈdænsˌhɔl, ˈdɑns- /

noun

ragga.

Words nearby dancehall

dance card, dance drama, dance floor, dance form, dancegoer, dancehall, dance music, dance of death, dancer, dancercise, dancerly

Definition for dancehall (2 of 2)

dance hall

noun

a public establishment that, for an admission fee, provides its patrons with music and space for dancing and, sometimes, dancing partners and refreshments.

Origin of dance hall

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for dancehall

  • The website Murder Inna Dancehall catalogs 207 dancehall songs with violently anti-gay lyrics.

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  • And his iPod plays music that he says his character likes—hip-hop (strictly old-school and '90s) and dancehall.

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  • Does the narcotics bureau occupy the same suite of offices as the dancehall bureau?

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British Dictionary definitions for dancehall

dancehall
/ (ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl) /

noun

a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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