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English

Etymology

From taverne ‘wine shop’, from taberna ‘inn’.

Pronunciation

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ævə(r)n|-ævə(r)n

Noun

a building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks; an inn
parlour

Translations

Czech: hostinec , krčma
Serbian: krčma, ugostionica, gostionica

fr:tavern io:tavern hu:tavern fi:tavern ta:tavern te:tavern vi:tavern tr:tavern

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tavern \Tav"ern\, n. [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a
hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.]
A public house where travelers and other transient guests are
accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel;
especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell
liquor in small quantities.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet tavern
n : a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic
drinks [syn: tap house]

Moby Dictionary
alehouse , amusement park , automat , ballroom , bar , barrel house ,
barroom , beanery , beer garden , beer parlor , bistro , blind tiger ,
boardinghouse , buffet , buvette , cabaret , cafe , cafe chantant ,
cafe dansant , cafeteria , canteen , cantina , casino , chophouse ,
chuck wagon , cocktail lounge , coffee shop , coffeehouse , coffeeroom ,
cookhouse , cookshack , cookshop , dance floor , dance hall ,
dancing pavilion , diner , dining hall , dining room , dive , dog wagon ,
dorm , dormitory , doss house , dramshop , drinkery , drinking saloon ,
drive-in , drive-in restaurant , eatery , eating house ,
entertainment industry , fast-food chain , fleabag , flophouse ,
fun-fair , gin mill , grill , grillroom , groggery , grogshop ,
guest house , hamburger stand , hash house , hashery , honky-tonk ,
hospice , hostel , hostelry , hot-dog stand , hotel , inn , juke joint ,
kitchen , local , lodge , lodging house , lunch counter , lunch wagon ,
luncheonette , lunchroom , mess hall , night spot , nightclub , nitery ,
ordinary , pension , pizzeria , posada , pothouse , pub , public ,
public house , quick-lunch counter , rathskeller , resort , restaurant ,
roadhouse , rooming house , rumshop , saloon , saloon bar , show biz ,
show business , smorgasbord , snack bar , speakeasy , taproom , tearoom ,
theater , trattoria , wine shop

TAVERN. A place of entertainment; a house kept up for the accommodation of strangers. 2. These are regulated by various local laws. For the liabilities of tavern keepers, Vide Story on Bailm. art. 7; 2 Kent, Com. 458; 12 Mod. 487; Jones' Bailm. 94; 1 Bl. Com. 430; 1 Roll. Ab. 3, F; Bac. Ab. Inn, &c.; 1 Bouv. Inst. 1015, et seq.; and the articles Inn; Innkeeper.