Compound Words for "Place": 10 Everyday Examples

Compound words combining a function/noun + "place" (or synonym) create specific location terms:

1. Playground — children's play area
2. Workplace — employment location
3. Showroom — product display space
4. Parking lot / car park — vehicle storage
5. Bookstore / bookshop — retail for books
6. Restaurant (Fr. restaurer) — place serving prepared food
7. Coffee shop / café — coffee-focused establishment
8. Movie theater / cinema — film exhibition venue
9. Concert hall — musical performance space
10. Museum (Gk. mouseion "seat of Muses") — artifact/exhibit display

Pattern: [Function/Noun] + [Place Suffix] → Specific Venue. English uses -place, -room, -shop, -store, -hall, -theater, -ium, -ery, -ory, -ary.