ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Taberna

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Taberna is a noun meaning (Ancient Rome) A type of shop or stall in Ancient Rome.

Meaning

(Ancient Rome) A type of shop or stall in Ancient Rome.

More Meanings

  1. A tavern in Spain.

Example Sentences

When King Philip II made Madrid his capital in 1561, the taberna was already well established. The city's streets teemed with people—from lowlife and riffraff to cloaked royalty and aristocrats seeking anonymity in the crowds—and in the finest democratic tradition, all took part in the life of the tabernas.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tavern, ordinary, taverne, tablinum, cantina, forum.

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