"nabe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /neɪb/ Forms: nabes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪb Etymology: Clipping of neighborhood; compare hood. In attributive use, attested since 1922; in noun sense “neighborhood”, since 1942; in noun sense “neighborhood theater”, since 1933, originally in New York City. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|neighborhood}} Clipping of neighborhood, {{m|en|hood}} hood Head templates: {{en-noun}} nabe (plural nabes)
  1. Neighborhood. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-nabe-en-noun-zZJwuNHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. (frequently in the plural) Neighborhood theater, neighborhood cinema. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-nabe-en-noun-N6isGctE

Inflected forms

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