tearoom
Americannoun
noun
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another name for teashop
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a room in a school or university where hot drinks are served
Etymology
Origin of tearoom
Example Sentences
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He was relieved that the Little Tokyo tearoom was his last stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
For the half an hour that I sat with her in the tearoom, I was fully entranced, if not fully convinced.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024
She quit her barista job at Bewley’s, the famous Grafton Street tearoom, and after years of shares, was finally able to get a flat of her own.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
She did it once in public and twice in private on Wednesday - at Prime Minister's Questions, in the Commons tearoom afterwards and later in the question and answer session with backbenchers.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
My aunt gives us a quick tour of the lobby, the kitchen, and the tearoom where the book club meets.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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