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rathskeller definition

☆ raths·kel·ler (rat̸h′skel′ər, rät′-)

noun

a restaurant, usually below the street level, where beer is served

Etymology: Ger < rath (now rat) (akin to read), council, town hall + keller, cellar: because frequently located in the cellar of the city hall

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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