bookshop

noun

book·​shop ˈbu̇k-ˌshäp How to pronounce bookshop (audio)

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Restaurants, bookshops, and other stores owned by people of color have begun thriving, helped by public support, more affordable rents, and patronage from city and nonprofit agencies. Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025 Thoughtful touches include a collection of 19th-century fashion prints, unearthed by Mariani in an old London bookshop, which were hung gallery-style on the dressing-room wardrobes. Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024 And this is for good reason, since Heywood Hill is arguably the most spy-centric bookshop on the face of the earth. airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024 My map of Paris is shaped by my passions: museums, galleries, restaurants, and bookshops. Mark Nevins, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bookshop 

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bookshop was in 1765

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“Bookshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookshop. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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