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Meaning of opium den | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An establishment in which opium was sold and smoked.

historical

Equivalents

Deutsch Opiumhöhle
Español fumadero de opio
Suomi oopiumiluola
Nederlands opiumhol
Svenska opiumhåla

Examples

“The pub was a classic 1930s 'roadhouse'. To the railway's official mindset, it might as well have⟳ been an opium den in Victorian London.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

opium lamp opium pillow opium pipe opium poppy Opium War opium-eater

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