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Learn to pronounce she·been

/SHəˈbēn/
noun
(especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcoholic liquor and typically regarded as slightly disreputable.

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Shebeen

A shebeen was originally an illicit bar or club where accessible alcoholic beverages were sold without a license. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, to Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, the English-speaking... Wikipedia
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A shebeen was originally an illicit bar or club where accessible alcoholic beverages were sold without a license. The term has spread far from its origins ...
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. MLA; APA; Chicago. "Shebeen." Vocabulary.com Dictionary ...
The meaning of SHEBEEN is an unlicensed or illegally operated drinking establishment.
1. A drinking establishment (usually in a private home in a township) where liquor is sold or consumed; spot. Also attributive.
noun · a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally · (in Ireland) alcohol, esp home-distilled whiskey, sold without a licence · (in South Africa) a place ...
shebeen in British English · 1. Irish, Scottish and South Africa. a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally · 2. (in Ireland) alcohol, esp home-distilled ...
a place in a South African township (= a town where Black people lived during apartheid) where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk legally:.