"pressroom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pressrooms [plural]
Etymology: press + room Etymology templates: {{compound|en|press|room}} press + room Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressroom (plural pressrooms)
  1. (US, politics) The room in a public building where press conferences are given Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics, Rooms Translations (room for press conference): пресцентър (prescentǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), lehdistöhuone (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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