- public house
- public housen.1. an inn or tavern2. Brit. an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises and often serving meals as well
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Public house — Public Pub lic, a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See {People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to {private}; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
public-house — [pyblikaws] n. m. ÉTYM. 1786; mot angl., de public « public » et house « maison ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Débit de boisson public, en Grande Bretagne. ⇒ Pub … Encyclopédie Universelle
public house — public houses N COUNT A public house is the same as a pub. [BRIT, FORMAL] … English dictionary
public house — n BrE formal a ↑pub … Dictionary of contemporary English
public house — noun count BRITISH FORMAL a PUB … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Public house — Not to be confused with Public housing. A thatched country pub, The Williams Arms, near Braunton, North Devon, England … Wikipedia
Public house — Pub (lieu) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pub. The Eagle and Child, bien connu à Oxford, était le pub préféré des Inklings … Wikipédia en Français
public house — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms public house : singular public house plural public houses British formal a pub … English dictionary
public house — 1. Brit. a tavern. 2. an inn or hostelry. [1565 75] Syn. See hotel. * * * or pub Establishment that serves alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, especially in Britain. Under English common law, inns and taverns were declared public … Universalium
public house — Synonyms and related words: alehouse, bar, barrel house, barroom, beer garden, beer parlor, bistro, blind tiger, boardinghouse, cabaret, cafe, cocktail lounge, dive, dorm, dormitory, doss house, dramshop, drinkery, drinking saloon, fleabag,… … Moby Thesaurus
