"opium den" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: opium dens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} opium den (plural opium dens)
  1. (historical) An establishment in which opium was sold and smoked. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-opium_den-en-noun-bK6FlGG4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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