• German: Forum

• German: Forum

• ttbc Esperanto: forumo
• ttbc French: forum

French

Etymology

1. From forum.
2. From forum.

Pronunciation

Noun

fr-noun m

1. forum
2. forum (for Internet)

Italian

Noun

forum (plural: forum)

1. forum (all meanings)

Latin

Noun

1. market-/public place, forum

Inflection

Norwegian

forum (plural: fora or forum)

1. A place for discussion, either on the Internet or in real life.

Forum may refer to:

• Forum (Roman), open public space in the middle of a Roman city
• Roman Forum, most famous example of a Forum (Roman)
• Forum (legal), designated space for public expression in the USA
• Internet forum, discussion board on the Internet

in companies:

• Forum Cafeterias, cafeteria chain
• Forum Communications, publisher of The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead newspaper
• Forum Corporation, corporate training company owned by Informa
• Forum Snowboarding, snowboard manufacturer
• Landmark Education, San Francisco based, offers the Landmark Forum as its introductory course

in shopping centres

• The Forum (shopping mall) Bangalore, India
• Forum Mall (Kolkata) Kolkata, India
• Forum The Shopping Mall, Singapore
• Forum (shopping centre) Helsinki, Finland

in sport

• Datch Forum di Assago, indoor arena Milan, Italy
• Montreal Forum, historic arena in Montreal, Quebec
• The Forum (Inglewood, California), indoor arena
• FedExForum, arena Memphis, Tennessee
• St. Pete Times Forum, arena Tampa Bay, Florida
• Thessaloniki Forum, indoor arena in Greece

in modern culture

• Forum (album), a 2001 pop/soft rock album by Invertigo
• Forum Copenhagen, exhibition, concert, and faire building in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Forum (magazine), Penthouse Forum, British sex magazine
• The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, a newspaper in Fargo, North Dakota
• Forum (KQED), radio show on KQED-FM hosted by Michael Krasny
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, colloquial name
• The Granada Forum, weekly media fringe seminar
• The Forum, Norwich, library, tourist information office and headquarters of the BBC in Norwich
• London Forum, nightclub and live music venue in Kentish Town, London
• Universal Forum of Cultures, international cultural event 2004 and 2007

in geography:

• Blandford Forum, town in England
• Forum station, metro station Copenhagen

in economics and politics:

• European Forum Alpbach
• World Economic Forum

See also

• foram

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