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shabeen

shabeen is the alternative form of shebeen.

Meaning of shebeen

Noun

shebeen (plural shebeens)

  1. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
    • ‘Well, let's line,’ he said to Ben. ‘We can fill up at a shebeen.’1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 178

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Forms of shabeen

pluralshabeens

Questions about shabeen

What is shabeen the alternative form of?
Shabeen is the alternative form of shebeen.

Words near shabeen in the dictionary

  1. shabby chic
  2. shabby-genteel
  3. shabbyish
  4. shabda
  5. shabdas
  6. shabeen
  7. shabeens
  8. shabeh
  9. shabes goy
  10. shabes goys
  11. shabes-goy

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