Meanings
nounauditorium (plural auditoriums or auditoria)
plural auditoriums · plural auditoria
- The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.
1 more example
The Academy of Music is 204 feet in length and 114 feet in width at the auditorium part, and and ^([sic]) 121 feet at the stage; hence covering an area of 24,020 square feet, of which 9,760 square feet are the area of the stage and its dependencies, and 14,260 square feet are appropriated to the auditorium, saloons, lobbies and so forth.
1854 October 7, Dwight's Journal of Music, volume VI, number 1, Boston, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Latinaudītōrium
- Englishauditorium
Borrowed from Latin audītōrium, from audītōrius (“pertaining to hearing”). Equivalent to auditory + -ium.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans aula
- aulalarge room for public meetings or performances
Bulgarian зала, салон
- зала (zala)large room for public meetings or performances
- салон (salon)large room for public meetings or performances
- аудитория (auditorija)space where the audience is located
Catalan auditori, auditori
- auditorilarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditorispace where the audience is located
Chinese Mandarin 禮堂 /礼堂, 會堂 /会堂
- 禮堂 /礼堂 (lǐtáng)large room for public meetings or performances
- 會堂 /会堂 (huìtáng)large room for public meetings or performances
- 禮堂 /礼堂 (lǐtáng)space where the audience is located
- 會堂 /会堂 (huìtáng)space where the audience is located
Czech hlediště
- hledištěspace where the audience is located
Danish auditorium
- auditoriumspace where the audience is located
Dutch gehoorzaal, zaal
- gehoorzaallarge room for public meetings or performances
- zaallarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditoriumspace where the audience is located
Esperanto aŭlo
- aŭlolarge room for public meetings or performances
Finnish auditorio, katsomo
- auditoriolarge room for public meetings or performances
- katsomospace where the audience is located
French amphi, salle
- amphilarge room for public meetings or performances
- sallespace where the audience is located
- auditoriumspace where the audience is located
- auditoirespace where the audience is located
German Zuschauerraum, Auditorium
- Zuschauerraumspace where the audience is located
- Auditoriumspace where the audience is located
Greek αίθουσα, ακροατήριο
- αίθουσα (aíthousa)large room for public meetings or performances
- ακροατήριο (akroatírio)space where the audience is located
Hindi प्रेक्षागृह, प्रेक्षागृह
- प्रेक्षागृह (prekṣāgŕh)large room for public meetings or performances
- प्रेक्षागृह (prekṣāgŕh)space where the audience is located
Hungarian előadóterem, auditórium
- előadóteremlarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditóriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
- hangversenyteremlarge room for public meetings or performances
- nézőtérspace where the audience is located
Indonesian auditorium
- auditoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
Irish halla éisteachta
- halla éisteachtalarge room for public meetings or performances
Italian sala, auditorium
- salalarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditoriospace where the audience is located
- auditoriumspace where the audience is located
Japanese 講堂
- 講堂 (kōdō)large room for public meetings or performances
Latin auditorium
- auditoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
Malay auditorium
- auditoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
Norwegian Bokmål auditorium
- auditoriumspace where the audience is located
Polish audytorium, widownia
- audytoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
- widowniaspace where the audience is located
- audytoriumspace where the audience is located
Portuguese auditório, auditório
- auditóriolarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditóriospace where the audience is located
Romanian aulă, aulă
- aulălarge room for public meetings or performances
- aulăspace where the audience is located
Russian аудито́рия, зал
- аудито́рия (auditórija)large room for public meetings or performances
- зал (zal)large room for public meetings or performances
- зри́тельный зал (zrítelʹnyj zal)space where the audience is located
- аудито́рия (auditórija)space where the audience is located
Slovak auditorium
- auditoriumspace where the audience is located
Spanish auditorio, sala
- auditoriolarge room for public meetings or performances
- salalarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditoriospace where the audience is located
Swahili bwalo
- bwalolarge room for public meetings or performances
Swedish hörsal, aula
- hörsallarge room for public meetings or performances
- aulalarge room for public meetings or performances
- auditoriumlarge room for public meetings or performances
- salongspace where the audience is located
Tagalog bulwagan, awditoryo
- bulwaganlarge room for public meetings or performances
- awditoryolarge room for public meetings or performances
Tamil மன்றம், அரங்கம்
- மன்றம் (maṉṟam)large room for public meetings or performances
- அரங்கம் (araṅkam)large room for public meetings or performances
Turkish oditoryum
- oditoryumlarge room for public meetings or performances
Ukrainian аудито́рія, аудито́рія
- аудито́рія (audytórija)large room for public meetings or performances
- аудито́рія (audytórija)space where the audience is located
Vietnamese giảng đường
- giảng đườnglarge room for public meetings or performances
Yiddish זאַל
- זאַל (zal)large room for public meetings or performances
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APA
auditorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auditorium
MLA
“auditorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auditorium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auditorium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auditorium.
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