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show place

also show·place (shō′plās′)
n.
1. A place, such as a house or estate, that is viewed and frequented for its beauty or historical noteworthiness.
2. A beautiful or ornate place.
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showplace

(ˈʃəʊˌpleɪs)
n
a place exhibited or visited for its beauty, historic interest, etc
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show•place

(ˈʃoʊˌpleɪs)

n.
a place, as an estate or mansion, notable for its beauty, historical interest, etc.
[1570–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. showplace - a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
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Translations

showplace

[ˈʃəʊpleɪs] N → lugar m de interés turístico
Granada is a showplace → Granada es un lugar de interés turístico, Granada es ciudad monumental
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

showplace

[ˈʃəʊˌpleɪs] n the Lloyds Building is one of the showplaces of London → la sede dei Lloyds è una delle attrattive di Londra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in periodicals archive ?
TO US SNOTTY EAST COAST AESTHETES, THE DESIG-nation "Texas's oldest art museum" might have a ring equivalent to "Montana's premiere mime troupe." But hold on; the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (also known by the unfortunate acronym MAMFW, or "mam-fwuh") was founded as the Fort Worth Public Library and Art Gallery way back in 1892, decades before many larger cities got their own robber-baron palaces turned public showplaces. A mere dozen years later, the institution made its first purchase for the permanent collection: Approaching Storm, 1875, by George Inness.
Concrete poetry: Peter Plagens on the new Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. (Preview)
Other New York showplaces were closed: Broadway, off-Broadway, and Lincoln Center, but City Center's decision to forge ahead turned out to be courageous, heeding Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's plea to resume our daily lives as quickly as possible.
Dance says what words can't. (Kickoff)
Though less globe-trotting than its American colleague, the Tate's four showplaces now boast some 350,000 square feet of exhibition space in which to display the museum's collection of more than 60,000 works.
JEREMY LEWISON

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