- pronunciation:
- pae
lihs
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A palace is the home of a king or queen or other persons of very high rank. It is usually a beautiful and grand building.
The palace of the king and queen has more than two hundred rooms.
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| related words: |
castle |
Palace comes from
palatium, the Latin name for the grand house of the emperor Augustus Caesar, which sat on the Palatine Hill in Rome.