main building

Meanings

nounmain building (plural main buildings)

The most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university).

Chinese Mandarin 主樓 /主楼, 主體建築 /主体建筑

主樓 /主楼 (zhǔlóu)most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)
主體建築 /主体建筑 (zhǔtǐ jiànzhù)most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)
主建築 /主建筑 (zhǔjiànzhù)most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

Dutch hoofdgebouw

hoofdgebouwmost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

Finnish päärakennus

päärakennusmost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

German Hauptgebäude

Hauptgebäudemost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

Icelandic aðalbygging

aðalbyggingmost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

Norwegian Bokmål hovedbygning

hovedbygningmost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

Swedish huvudbyggnad

huvudbyggnadmost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

Turkish ana bina

ana binamost important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university)

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APA

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MLA

“main building.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20building. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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