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CUSTOMSHOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does customshouse mean? 

CUSTOMSHOUSE (noun)
  The noun CUSTOMSHOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the countryplay

  Familiarity information: CUSTOMSHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUSTOMSHOUSE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

customhouse; customshouse

Hypernyms ("customshouse" is a kind of...):

government building (a building that houses a branch of government)


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