/ ˈpæləs; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] the official home of a king, queen, president, etc. :
Buckingham Palace
the royal / presidential palace
2.
(often the Palace ) [ sing. ] the people who live in a palace, especially the British royal family :
The Palace last night refused to comment on the reports.
a Palace spokesman
3.
[ C ] any large impressive house :
The Old Town has a whole collection of churches, palaces and mosques.
4.
[ C ] ( old-fashioned ) (sometimes used in the names of buildings) a large public building, such as a hotel or cinema / movie theater :
the Strand Palace Hotel
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French paleis , from Latin Palatium , the name of the Palatine hill in Rome, where the house of the emperor was situated.