PUBLIC HOUSE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does public house mean? 

• PUBLIC HOUSE (noun)
  The noun PUBLIC HOUSE has 1 sense:

1. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

  Familiarity information: PUBLIC HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBLIC HOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gin mill; pothouse; pub; public house; saloon; taphouse

Hypernyms ("public house" is a kind of...):

tap house; tavern (a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)

Meronyms (parts of "public house"):

bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom (a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public house"):

alehouse (a tavern where ale is sold)

free house (a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale)