# palais

/pəˈɫeɪ/ (US) · /pˈæleɪ/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/palais
Updated: 2026-05-19

## Definition

a very large and impressive house or palace. It is a French word that people in English-speaking countries use to describe a grand building.

For teachers: a large, impressive house or palace. Borrowed from French, it is used in English to describe grand architectural structures, often in a historical or formal context.

## Examples

- The royal family lives in a beautiful palais in the city center.
- The tour guide led us through the grand halls of the palais, showing us the original royal apartments.
- The architect's design for the new cultural palais was inspired by the classical symmetry of the French palaces of the eighteenth century.

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