nabe

noun

1
: a neighborhood theater
usually used in plural with the
2

Examples of nabe in a Sentence

although it has undergone several transformations over the years, Times Square remains one of New York's most fabled nabes
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Lately my wife and I have also begun to lament the decline of the nabe, which has become categorically grodier since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Beef Sukiyaki The ideal pot for this recipe is a 10½-inch large donabe (also known as a nabe), available at toirokitchen.com. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 9 May 2018 Set a large nabe or 6-quart Dutch oven on a tabletop burner at the table. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 9 May 2018 This food falls into the category known as nabemono or nabe, traditionally made in Japanese earthenware called donabe, often on a portable burner at the table. Eleanore Park, WSJ, 9 May 2018 The Kennedys actually made their first home together in Georgetown, and moved around the nabe several times, The Huffington Post notes. Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 6 June 2016 King crab legs and snow crab are available two ways: steamed or boiled in a hot pot (nabe) with vegetables and tofu. Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2017 The Binghamton nabe was once a disused industrial stretch east of Midtown. Bob Mehr, Billboard, 8 May 2017 There will be a walking tour of Union Square at 2 p.m. with discounts — for example, 25 percent off a vegan puffer jacket ($345) and other goods at the men’s wear stalwart Rothman’s — and a photo scavenger hunt in the Flatiron nabe. Alison S. Cohn, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2016

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from neighborhood

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nabe was in 1933

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“Nabe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nabe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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