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pub

noun [C]
 
/pʌb/ (formal public house) UK

Definition

A2 a place in Britain and Ireland where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available: Do you want to go to (informal go down) the pub after work? our local pub a pub lunch. → See also publican, local nounSelling and serving alcoholic drinksPublic entertainment venues
(Definition of pub noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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