Definitions

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  • noun A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
  • noun A location kept for display only.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty

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Examples

  • The Oscars were once known as a showplace for new commercials, much as the Super Bowl.

    NYT > Home Page By STUART ELLIOTT 2011

  • Being astute designers of dubious taste, we determined a while back to make our living room the "showplace" room.

    MISSING COLEMAN ALERT - HUNTING BUNTING deep_bluze 2004

  • With a glowing, glass facade, humongous sliding doors that can open both ends and 80,000 seats -- 100,000, if necessary -- the Cowboys sure are aiming for the kind of showplace you'd expect from a club that bills itself as "America's Team."

    The new stadium in Arlington Fr Timothy Matkin 2006

  • With a glowing, glass facade, humongous sliding doors that can open both ends and 80,000 seats -- 100,000, if necessary -- the Cowboys sure are aiming for the kind of showplace you'd expect from a club that bills itself as "America's Team."

    Archive 2006-12-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2006

  • Williams was identified as an antiques dealer, a restorer of historic houses, and a giver of elegant parties at his "showplace" home, which Jacqueline Onassis had visited and offered to buy for $2 million.

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994

  • Williams was identified as an antiques dealer, a restorer of historic houses, and a giver of elegant parties at his "showplace" home, which Jacqueline Onassis had visited and offered to buy for $2 million.

    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994

  • With $228,664 worth of grants from license-tag funding, the Nature Conservancy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, organizers from the Marine Discovery Center and Volusia County government are hoping to turn Chicken Island into a kind of showplace for how estuary-restoring efforts work.

    unknown title 2009

  • "showplace" for VIP visitors such as the former President, Carter said: "tragically, the international community ignores the cries for help, while the citizens of Gaza are being treated more like animals than like human beings".

    OneJerusalem.com Israel News Blog Feed 2009

  • In recent years, many of the homes with choice views of the Potomac River have been torn down and replaced by showplace mansions with three-car garages that at the peak of the housing boom sold for more than $1 million.

    As Woodbridge becomes Marumsco, more than the name changes Carol Morello 2011

  • In recent years, many of the homes with choice views of the Potomac River have been torn down and replaced by showplace mansions with three-car garages that at the peak of the housing boom sold for more than $1 million.

    As Woodbridge becomes Marumsco, more than the name changes Carol Morello 2011

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