50 Literary Words Use for Places

“Place” is a very general word for talking about where something or someone is, which can be simply referred to as a space or area.

For example, a particular point on a surface or a room, building, town, city, etc.

Hence, it is any area or apartment that is set aside for a particular purpose.

Below is a collection of fifty (50) literary words commonly used for places, with concise their meanings:

[01]

A correctional institution for the detention, discipline and training of young or first offenders is called a Reformatory.

[02]

A kitchen inside a ship is called Galley.

[03]

A large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained is called Hangar.

[04]

A place designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena is called an Observatory.

[05]

A place for housing cars is called a Garage.

[06]

A place for storing (or where transport vehicles load or offload) goods is called a Depot.

[07]

A place for storing threshed grain or animal feed is called a Granary.

[08]

A place for treatment of sick people is called a Hospital.

[09]

A place frequently used for reasons of pleasure or health is called a Resort.

[10]

A place on a farm where milk is kept and butter and cheese are made is called Dairy.

[11]

A place where animals are butchered is called an Abattoir.

[12]

A place where animals are kept for exhibition is called the Zoo.

[13]

A place where athletic exercises are performed is called a Gymnasium.

[14]

A place where baked goods such as breads, cakes and pastries are produced or sold is called a Bakery.

[15]

A place where beer is manufactured or brewed by fermentation is called a Brewery.

[16]

A place where bees are kept is called a Apiary.

[17]

A place where birds are kept is called Aviary.

[18]

A place where books and other materials are kept for reading, reference purposes, study, or borrowing is called a Library.

[19]

A place where clothes are washed and ironed is called a Laundry.

[20]

A place where cows live is called Pen.

[21]

A place where crude substance is purified or refined is called Refinery.

[22]

A place where dogs live is called Kennel.

[23]

A place where dried plants are kept is called Herbarium.

[24]

A place where fowl sleep at night is called Roost.

[25]

A place where goods are manufactured is called a Factory.

[26]

A place where horses live is called Stable.

[27]

A place where house refuse is reduced to ashes is called an Incinerator.

[28]

A place where lions live is called Den.

[29]

A place where liquid (i.e. water or oil) is collected and stored is called a Reservoir.

[30]

A place where live fish and underwater animals are kept is called an Aquarium.

[31]

A place where medicines and medical supplies are dispensed is called a Dispensary.

[32]

A place where money is coined by the authority of the government is called the Mint.

[33]

A place where orphans are dwelling for proper care is called an Orphanage.

[34]

A place where people obtain food and refreshment is called a Restaurant.

[35]

A place where pigs are kept is called Sty.

[36]

A place where plates, dishes, pots, and other utensils are washed up is called Scullery.

[37]

A place where rabbits are kept for breeding is called Warren.

[38]

A place where records, especially about an institution, are collected and kept is called an Archive.

[39]

A place where scientific experiments are carried out is called a Laboratory.

[40]

A place where ships are built or repaired is called a Dock.

[41]

A place where ships are loaded and offloaded is called Quay.

[42]

A place where sick people are treated in school is called an Infirmary.

[43]

A place where soldiers are quartered is called a Cantonment.

[44]

A place where students live is called a Hostel.

[45]

A place where things are deposited for storage or safekeeping is called a Repository.

[46]

A place where travellers are lodging overnight is called an Inn or Hotel.

[47]

A place where treasures of art are preserved or exhibited is called a Museum.

[48]

A place where wild animals live or rest is called Lair.

[49]

A preschool for children age four (4) to six (6) to prepare them for primary school is called Kindergarten.

[50]

A sleeping room in school or college is called a Dormitory.

Dedicating your time to study and master some of these fifty (50) literary words for places will help you in using the appropriate English terms while speaking or writing.

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