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How to pronounce “contraband”
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Pronunciation guide for contraband
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of contraband with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible 15 minutes
which checks for contraband and drugs and bombs and things.
- Definition summary
- (uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce contraband
Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible 15 minutes
which checks for contraband and drugs and bombs and things.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “contraband”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess.
- (uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.
- (countable, US, historical) A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
- [Adjective]
- Prohibited from being traded.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.
- (obsolete) To declare prohibited; to forbid.
Practice Nearby Words
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