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Definition of café
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CAFE
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Definition of CAFE (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms for café
Synonyms: Noun
bistro, boîte, cabaret, club, nightclub, nightspot, nitery (also niterie), roadhouse, supper club
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the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibitionRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Last week, Courtney got an 8 p.m. text from the frantic owner of a local cafe who heard rumors that O’Rourke planned to hold a campaign event at her business the next day. — Alexandra Jaffe, The Seattle Times, "O’Rourke’s casual style to be tested by national campaign," 25 Mar. 2019 Today, her art lines the walls of the cafe for patrons to buy. — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, "'No one can stop me': Afghan artist Sughra Hussainy on women's rights and change through art," 3 July 2018 Within the last year, Felici Asteinza and Joey Fillastre went from painting bathrooms in a hipster coffee shop, the exterior of a gritty local bar and a school bus outside of a vegan cafe to a playground for toddlers. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Young At Art opens new early childhood playground," 3 July 2018 The owners of a Glen Ellyn cafe planned to open a second location in downtown Hinsdale, but the deal apparently has fallen through. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Blackberry Market proposal in Hinsdale not moving forward," 2 July 2018 On a recent afternoon, the ring tone cut through the din of a cafe in Jodhpur’s old city, a maze of arched windows and carved doorways gently moldering in the dust and heat. — Author: Shashank Bengali, Anchorage Daily News, "In India, ‘child marriage is like a disease’," 24 June 2018 Fans of the cafe can only cross their fingers and hope. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "The Iowa Cafe in Mesa has closed after 33 years. But will it return?," 22 June 2018 Rothberg, a scientist and serial entrepreneur, sent them out of the cafe, named Pa’s Place after his chemical engineer father, Henry, who’d built a multimillion dollar company of his own in nearby Bethany. — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, "Starting With Ultrasound, An Innovation Empire Is Growing In Guilford," 15 Apr. 2018 Conversion of cafes will require franchisee, landlord approval Move comes as Canada poised to legalize recreational pot Canada’s second-largest coffee retailer is getting into the weed business. — Bloomberg.com, "Second Cup Is Getting Into the Marijuana Business," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'café.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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