bookshop

noun

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

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Kinsale is filled with other gems like Prim’s bookshop, which also doubles as a and sherry bar with regular events. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Muna spent two days in custody and was under house arrest for five days, after which he was not allowed to be in his bookshop for another two weeks. Kareem Khadder, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 The café next door is also a great spot to sit and admire the adjacent cathedral while sipping the bookshop’s signature coffee blend. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 Although the bookshop shuttered over two decades ago, Romanes & Paterson stands in its place. Brendan Le, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookshop

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 Apr. 2025.

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