Ratskeller
Britishnoun
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the cellar of a town hall, esp one used as a beer hall or restaurant
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any similar establishment, esp in the US
Etymology
Origin of Ratskeller
German: from Rat ( haus ) town hall + Keller cellar
Example Sentences
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A short distance across town, in the cellars beneath the ornate neo-Gothic New Town Hall, the Ratskeller restaurant is preparing a range of Bavarian delicacies for its evening customers.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021
“Police wanted people off the street while searching all subway entrances and exits. They even took people out of subway cars,” said Ratskeller manager Peter Wieser.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2016
The Münchner Ratskeller restaurant, inside City Hall, absorbed some 300 people from Munich’s Marienplatz Square as police searched the area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2016
In an interview in the Munich Ratskeller, Mr. Ude called the anti-euro approach “the smear theater with Greece.”
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2012
Its celebrated underground wine cellar has been immortalized by Wilhelm Hauff in his Phantasien im Bremer Ratskeller.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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