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palace

/ˈpæləs/noun

उच्चारण पैलस

महल, राजभवन

Basic word

noun
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    [C]

    the official home of a king, queen, president; any large impressive house

    महल, राजभवन

    • the City Palace, Jaipur
    • The Maharaja's palace is now a heritage hotel.
    • Tourists queued up outside the palace in Udaipur.
    + 1 more example
    • The president lives in a grand palace in the capital.

    Synonyms castle mansion chateau mahal royal residence

    Opposite hut hovel shack

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

castle mansion chateau mahal royal residence

Antonyms

hut hovel shack

AaSpelling

pal·ace

§Grammar and usage

The adjective palatial means very large and impressive, like a palace ('a palatial house').

Adjective palatial का अर्थ महल जैसा बहुत बड़ा और प्रभावशाली है ('a palatial house')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Palace revolution or coup (a change of leaders by people inside the organization).

Idiom 'palace revolution' या 'coup' (संगठन के भीतर के लोगों द्वारा नेताओं का बदलाव)।

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General knowledge

Rashtrapati Bhavan (New Delhi), designed by Edwin Lutyens, is the official residence of the President of India; the Mysore Palace is famous for Dasara; the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) in Jaipur was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh (1799); Buckingham Palace is the London home of the British king.

राष्ट्रपति भवन (नई दिल्ली), Edwin Lutyens द्वारा डिज़ाइन किया गया, भारत के राष्ट्रपति का आधिकारिक निवास है; मैसूर पैलेस दशहरे के लिए प्रसिद्ध है; जयपुर का हवा महल महाराजा सवाई प्रताप सिंह ने बनवाया (1799); Buckingham Palace ब्रिटिश राजा का लंदन निवास है।