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A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building.[1][2] A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.[3]
Although the form verandah is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an "h" (the Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the "h" version as a variant and The Guardian Style Guide says "veranda not verandah").[4] Australia's Macquarie Dictionary prefers verandah.[5]
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- ^ "Glossary of Anglo-Indian words - Veranda". University of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ^ Ching, Francis D.K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 25. ISBN 0-471-28451-3.
- ^ "Guardian and Observer style guide: V | Info | the Guardian". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2016-12-18. The Guardian Style Guide
- ^ "Macquarie Dictionary". www.macquariedictionary.com.au.