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Meaning of "shebeen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHEBEEN

From Irish Gaelic síbín beer of poor quality.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHEBEEN

shebeen  [ʃɪˈbiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHEBEEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shebeen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHEBEEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Shebeen

A shebeen was originally an illicit bar or club where excisable alcoholic beverages were sold without a licence. The term has spread far from its origins in Ireland, to Scotland, Canada, the United States, England, Zimbabwe, English-speaking Caribbean, Namibia, and South Africa. In modern South Africa, many "shebeens" are now fully legal. The word derives from the Irish síbín, meaning 'illicit whiskey'.

Definition of shebeen in the English dictionary

The first definition of shebeen in the dictionary is a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally. Other definition of shebeen is alcohol, esp home-distilled whiskey, sold without a licence. Shebeen is also a place where Black African men engage in social drinking.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHEBEEN


Azbine
æzˈbiːn
bean
biːn
been
biːn
bein
biːn
bene
biːn
bogbean
ˈbɒɡˌbiːn
buckbean
ˈbʌkˌbiːn
carbeen
ˈkɑːbiːn
carbene
ˈkɑːbiːn
crubeen
kruːˈbiːn
gombeen
ˈɡɒmbiːn
Harbin
hɑːˈbiːn
jellybean
ˈdʒɛlɪˌbiːn
Rabin
rəˈbiːn
screwbean
ˈskruːˌbiːn
shebean
ʃɪˈbiːn
soybean
ˈsɔɪbiːn
stilbene
ˈstɪlbiːn
terebene
ˈtɛrəˌbiːn
yohimbine
jəʊˈhɪmbiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEBEEN

sheathfish
sheathing
sheathless
sheathy
sheave
sheaves
Sheba
shebang
Shebat
shebean
shebeener
Shechem
Shechina
shechita
shechitah
shecklaton
shed
shed hand
shed light on
shed out

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEBEEN

Aberdeen
between
evergreen
fifteen
green
Halloween
has-been
in between
in-between
Kathleen
keen
McQueen
might-have-been
queen
screen
seen
teen
the screen
the silver screen
touch screen

Synonyms and antonyms of shebeen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shebeen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEBEEN

Find out the translation of shebeen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shebeen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shebeen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

shebeen
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shebeen
570 millions of speakers

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shebeen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Shebeen
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شبين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Shebeen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shebeen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shebeen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shebeen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shebeen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shebeen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

潜り酒場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shebeen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wacanen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

shebeen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shebeen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Shebeen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meyhane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shebeen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Shebeen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Shebeen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shebeen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Shebeen
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sjebien
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

shebeen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

shebeen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shebeen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEBEEN»

The term «shebeen» is regularly used and occupies the 86.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEBEEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shebeen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shebeen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shebeen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEBEEN»

Discover the use of shebeen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shebeen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shebeen Tales: Messages from Harare
In Shebeen Tales, Zimbabwe's leading author offers a view of his country not from the privileged and insulated perspective of the foreign correspondent or well-heeled visitor, but that of the ordinary person who, with the help of dry wit ...
Chenjerai Hove, 1997
2
Beer, Sociability, and Masculinity in South Africa
13 It was promoted by, among others, Drum's journalist and photographer Peter Magubane, who caught a shebeen queen thrashing an unwanted patron as her bemused regulars looked on.14 The image of the tough, oversized shebeen ...
Anne Kelk Mager, 2010
3
The Irish Relations: Trials of an Immigrant Tradition
The word shebeen, meaning "a drinking place," has come into English from the Gaelic seibin, a word for a little mug or jug that was a measure of ale in Ireland in the eighteenth century. Through usage the word came to mean small beer or ...
Dennis Clark, 1982
4
Reports from Committees
Nuisance of Shebeen-houses, and Expediency of their Suppression. 2. Jurisdiction of the Excise. 3. Authority of the Constabulary. 1. Nuisance of Shebeen-houses, and Expediency of their Suppression ; Prevalence of shebeen- houses in ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1854
5
I Write what I Like: A Selection of His Writings
For instance if you look at the sub-culture of drinking at a shebeen, now this is very common in black society, you know; everybody drinks at a shebeen; I drink at a shebeen. Now it cannot be traced back perse to our tribal life because we didn't ...
Steve Biko, Aelred Stubbs, 1987
6
Economies of Representation, 1790–2000: Colonialism and Commerce
It was not until black consciousness writers began to recognize shebeen queens as members of the African community that an alternative discourse emerged, and the political stigma of shebeening began to fade. Black consciousness writers ...
Dr Helen Gilbert, Dr Leigh Dale, 2013
7
Namibia in Pictures
A favorite place in Namibia for music and fun is a shebeen. These are informal dance clubs set up in an empty building, such as a store or a house. Some people build their shebeens with wooden beams, plywood walls, and a roof made of ...
Thomas Streissguth, 2008
8
Frommer's South Africa
One City Tours (& 021/387-5351) offers the usual 3-hour tour (includes a visit to a traditional healer, a shebeen, and lunch), but it is on the weekends that they get interesting: On Friday and Saturday you can take the “Shebeen Crawl and All ...
Pippa de Bruyn, 2008
9
Immersive Projection Technology and Virtual Environments ...
model (the shebeen) and allowing certain interactions in the shebeen according to the identity, the user can explore the shebeen through the eyes of each identity . According to the virtual identity's age, the viewpoint of the identity as s/he ...
B. Fröhlich, J. Deisinger, H.-J. Bullinger, 2001
10
Beyond the Echoes of Soweto: Five Plays by Matsemela Manaka
He finds employment with one Jimmy Mbijane in a shebeen. The setting of the play is transformed as the actors become customers in a shebeen, weaving in and out of the audience, talking to them, offering cigarettes, asking for money, and ...
Matsemela Manaka, Geoffrey V. Davis, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEBEEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shebeen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shebeen vultures prey on elders' social grants
The Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Reverend Zephania Kameeta, has warned shebeen owners who give senior citizens alcohol on credit ... «New Era, Jul 15»
2
Shebeen owner in court for hacking customer to death
A 40-YEAR-OLD shebeen owner, Matias 'Chi-Chi' Shikongo, on Tuesday appeared briefly in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court, facing murder charges after ... «Namibian, Jun 15»
3
Reduced trading hours frustrate shebeen owners
SHEBEEN owners at Aussenkehr farm near Noordoewer in //Karas region are angry over the new liquor licence regulations that have resulted in trading hours ... «Namibian, May 15»
4
Woman, man arrested in shebeen
During weekend operation the Faure combat team and Grassy Park police confiscated 292 packets of tik and an illegal firearm and ammunition. PHOTO: ... «News24, May 15»
5
Make mine a Guinness: The Shebeen is a tiny Irish pub on wheels
Here's a side of the small living movement we'll happily raise a glass to. The Shebeen is a tiny bar on wheels that travels around Ireland catering to parties and ... «Gizmag, Apr 15»
6
Shebeen is First Drive-then-Drink Irish Pub
The Shebeen pub is a renovated, 30-year-old caravan RV with an Irish pub inside that feels as authentic as possible considering the mobile circumstances. «PSFK, Apr 15»
7
Northern Soul screening in Southbank; Soul-A-Go-Go after party at …
The screening will be followed by an official after party, the Soul-A-Go-Go event at Shebeen bar in Manchester Lane, where DJs will spin original Northern Soul ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
8
Man killed at Vlakplaas shebeen
Pretoria - A man was stabbed to death at a shebeen in Vlakplaas, near Pretoria, Gauteng police said on Sunday. Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya said the man ... «Independent Online, Mar 15»
9
KZN cops arrested for shebeen raid murder
At one of the shebeens, the police were apparently attacked by members of the ... According to the officers, the shebeen owner, Luthando Mjoli, fired a shot ... «News24, Mar 15»
10
Bar-avan heading for Boston as US makes call for 'Shebeen on …
John Walsh with his Shebeen, an authentic Irish pub on wheels. ... And such has been the reaction to John Walsh's Shebeen-for-hire, that he's branching into ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Shebeen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shebeen>. Apr 2024 ».
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