1
: an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold to be drunk on the premises
2
: inn
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a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses
a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries
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While Quebec City’s winter nightlife can be muted compared to the summer, Pub Saint-Alexandre, an English tavern in Old Quebec, is another bar that offers year-round programming.
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Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Jones recognizes that some gaming groups want to befriend these beasts instead of mounting one on the wall of the tavern as a trophy.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The massacre, considered one of Montenegro’s deadliest mass shootings, began at a tavern in the city of Cetinje in southern Montenegro, according to RTCG, the country’s national broadcast station.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Lower-level tavern with arched stones and a beamed ceiling.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Jones recognizes that some gaming groups want to befriend these beasts instead of mounting one on the wall of the tavern as a trophy.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The massacre, considered one of Montenegro’s deadliest mass shootings, began at a tavern in the city of Cetinje in southern Montenegro, according to RTCG, the country’s national broadcast station.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Lower-level tavern with arched stones and a beamed ceiling.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Tavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tavern. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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