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Shebeen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A shop or house where excisable liquors are sold without the license required by law.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. unlicensed drinking establishment

Word Usage

"The bar, called a shebeen in the townships, is one of the places where young, black gays don't have to hide who they are, where they can talk openly, and find companionship and a safe haven in an often hostile township."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

taphouse tavern

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