In South African English and Afrikaans, a voorhuis is the front room or entrance hall of a traditional Cape Dutch or Afrikaner home — the first room you walk into, often used as a formal sitting room or reception space. The word literally means "front house" in Afrikaans. In older homesteads, the voorhuis was the social heart of the home, where guests were received and important family gatherings took place. It's a term with strong historical and architectural associations to South African heritage.
The family portraits had hung in the voorhuis for three generations, greeting every visitor who came through the door.
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(South Africa) entrance hall, front room.
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