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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings;
- Example: "the house was built around an inner court"
[syn: court, courtyard]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Courtyard \Court"yard\ (k?rt"y?rd`), n.
   A court or inclosure attached to a house.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

courtyard
    n 1: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings;
         "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: court,
         courtyard]