pavilion [ pa·vil·i·on ]
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1. A building at a cricket ground or other sports ground, used for changing and taking refreshments.
Participants in both activities will be able to buy refreshments at the pavilion.
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2. A summer house or other decorative building used as a shelter in a park or large garden.
We found our crew hanging around the park pavilion.
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3. Used in the names of buildings used for theatrical or other entertainments.
They play the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth on Monday.
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4. A detached or semi-detached block at a hospital or other building complex.
It is hoped that the new pavilion will be completed by the end of April.
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5. A large tent with a peak and crenellated decorations, used at a show or fair.
Then came the German pavilions at world fairs - in New York, in Chicago, in Buenos Aires, in Helsinki.
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6. A temporary building, stand, or other structure in which items are displayed at a trade exhibition.
It now includes 22 national pavilions with 840 exhibits from 38 countries.
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Origin
1. Middle English (denoting a large decorated tent): from Old French pavillon, from Latin papilio(n-) ‘butterfly or tent’.

