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coffee house

British  

noun

  1. a place where coffee is served, esp one that was a fashionable meeting place in 18th-century London

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Eurovision 2026 executive producer Michael Kroen said they had drawn on classic Viennese coffee house culture to build the show.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

His voice could calm and unite massive audiences and shrink the size of expansive venues to that of an intimate coffee house.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

We had a longer-than-usual online on-ramp, so when we agreed to meet in person, we took a gamble and skipped the coffee house for a drink at Silver Lake’s once great treasure, Cobras & Matadors.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

The wage hikes will benefit 2.7 million low-paid workers, including Samuel, who works at Grindsmith coffee house in Salford.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2024

Afterward, he stopped to play backgammon at a coffee house in Greek- town.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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