Meanings
nounmovie theater (plural movie theaters)
plural movie theaters · alternative movie theatre
- USA building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema.
Synonyms: moving-picture theater, theater
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna theater where films are shown
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
movie theater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movie%20theater
MLA
“movie theater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movie%20theater. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “movie theater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movie%20theater.
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