pub

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noun

ˈpəb How to pronounce pub (audio)
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chiefly British : public house sense 2
2
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed

pub

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abbreviation

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public
2
publication
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publicity
4
published; publisher; publishing

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Noun We ate at a lot of good pubs on our trip to England last summer. coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Corti Brother’s is no hidden gem–it’s frequently written up in national food and travel pubs as one of the state’s best grocery stores. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Nithya Raman was working the beer taps, refilling the glasses of tipsy patrons during a campaign stop at Tom Bergin’s Irish pub in the Fairfax District. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 There’s a burger van called Cronenburgers and a pub named The Shine Inn. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Contrary to how journalists covered it, the first wave of punk bands are very, very good musicians who played folk songs or in pub rock bands five nights a week over and over and over again. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pub

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First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pub was in 1800

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pub

noun
ˈpəb
chiefly British
: public house sense 2

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