: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)

Examples of courtyard in a Sentence

The apartment overlooks a courtyard. a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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The Patio of Orange Trees inside Seville’s Cathedral is a great place to start since its courtyard is filled with citrus trees. Emese MacZko, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 The desert resort boasts 45 acres of winding pathways, charming courtyards, lush gardens, and citrus and palm trees, surrounded by the stunning Santa Rosa Mountains just 25 miles southeast of Palm Springs. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025 The courtyard where Thursday Thunder concert series have been held? Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025 Developers converted the two buildings more than a decade ago into separate single-family houses with a courtyard. Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for courtyard

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of courtyard was in 1552

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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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courtyard

noun
: a court or enclosure next to a building

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