- pub·li·can
- /ˈpʌblıkən/ noun, pl -cans [count]Brit formal : someone who owns or manages a pub
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pub|li|can — «PUHB luh kuhn», noun. 1. British. the keeper of a public house. 2. a) a tax collector of ancient Rome. b) any collector of tolls or tribute. ╂[< Latin pūblicānus < pūblicum public revenue, (originally) neuter of pūblicus public] … Useful english dictionary
Re|pub|li|can|ism — «rih PUHB luh kuh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. republican government. 2. republican principles; adherence to republican principles. Re|pub|li|can|ism «rih PUHB luh kuh NIHZ uhm», noun. the principles or policies of the Republican Party … Useful english dictionary
re|pub|li|can|ism — «rih PUHB luh kuh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. republican government. 2. republican principles; adherence to republican principles. Re|pub|li|can|ism «rih PUHB luh kuh NIHZ uhm», noun. the principles or policies of the Republican Party … Useful english dictionary
re|pub´li|can|i|za´tion — re|pub|li|can|ize «rih PUHB luh kuh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make republican. –v.i. to show republican tendencies. –re|pub´li|can|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
re|pub|li|can|ize — «rih PUHB luh kuh nyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make republican. –v.i. to show republican tendencies. –re|pub´li|can|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
Re|pub|li|can — «rih PUHB luh kuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a republic; like that of a republic: »republican institutions. Many countries have a republican form of government. 2. favoring a republic. 3. (of birds) living in communities, as the cliff… … Useful english dictionary
re|pub|li|can — «rih PUHB luh kuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a republic; like that of a republic: »republican institutions. Many countries have a republican form of government. 2. favoring a republic. 3. (of birds) living in communities, as the cliff… … Useful english dictionary
Dem|o|crat|ic-Re|pub|li|can — «DEHM uh KRAT ihk rih PUHB luh kuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the Democratic Republican Party. –n. a member of this party … Useful english dictionary
Pub names — The sign of the Saracen s Head in Broad Street, Bath, England … Wikipedia
Pub quiz — A pub quiz is a quiz held in a public house. It is a largely British phenomenon, which reached its peak in the early 1990s. These spread to other Commonwealth of Nations countries such as Australia and New Zealand, and also to the United States.… … Wikipedia
