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RITZ
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ostentatiously elegant hotel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Ritz" is a kind of...):
hotel (a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ostentatious display of elegance
Example:
they put on the ritz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ritz" is a kind of...):
fanfare; flash; ostentation (a gaudy outward display)
Derivation:
ritzy (luxuriously elegant)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918)
Synonyms:
Cesar Ritz; Ritz
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
hosteller; hotel manager; hotelier; hotelkeeper; hotelman (an owner or manager of hotels)
