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meeting room
A room specially equipped for meetings, conferences, or sessions of committees, companies, or organizations.
Die Vorstandsmitglieder versammelten sich pünktlich um 10 Uhr im großen Sitzungssaal.
The board members gathered punctually at 10 o'clock in the large meeting room.
This noun is made up of 'Sitzung' (meeting) and 'Saal' (hall / large room). The '-s-' is a linking element. Literally, it is therefore a 'meeting hall'.
Der neue Sitzungssaal hat Platz für über hundert Personen.
The new meeting room has space for over a hundred people.
As with other rooms, the preposition 'in' is used. Movement into the room requires the accusative ('in den Sitzungssaal gehen' — to go into the meeting room), while a state or action in the room requires the dative ('im Sitzungssaal warten' — to wait in the meeting room).
Die Journalisten durften den Sitzungssaal nicht betreten.
The journalists were not allowed to enter the meeting room.
The word 'Sitzungssaal' (meeting room / chamber) sounds formal and is mostly used for representative rooms in companies, parliaments, or town halls. It suggests an official and important meeting.
Vor dem historischen Sitzungssaal warteten die Fotografen.
The photographers were waiting in front of the historic meeting room.
courtroom
Gerichtssaal and Sitzungssaal both refer to rooms where several people come together. Gerichtssaal is the specific term for a court hearing, while Sitzungssaal is generally used for meetings or conferences. When a court is involved, Gerichtssaal is the right term; otherwise, use Sitzungssaal depending on the type of meeting.
Im Sitzungssaal beginnt um neun Uhr die Besprechung des Gemeinderats.
The municipal council's meeting begins at nine o'clock in the meeting room.
Im Gerichtssaal beginnt um neun Uhr die Verhandlung.
The hearing begins at nine o'clock in the courtroom.
