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for veranda
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Veranda \Ve*ran"da\, n. [A word brought by the English from
India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara[.n][dsdot]a, Pg.
varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.)
An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling
house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.
[1913 Webster]
The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the
three sides of the inner court. --Mrs. H. H.
Jackson.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
veranda
n 1: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly
enclosed) [syn: veranda, verandah, gallery]
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