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Synonyms of tavern
1
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
- a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
Synonyms for tavern
- bar,
- barroom,
- café
- (also cafe),
- cantina
- [Southwest],
- dramshop,
- gin mill,
- grogshop
- [chiefly British],
- pub,
- public house
- [chiefly British],
- saloon,
- taproom,
- watering hole,
- watering place
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2
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
- a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
Synonyms for tavern
- auberge,
- caravansary
- (or caravanserai),
- hospice,
- hostel,
- hostelry,
- hotel,
- inn,
- lodge,
- public house
Words Related to tavern
- doss-house
- [chiefly British],
- fleabag,
- flophouse
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The first known use of tavern was in the 14th century
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