Prohibition
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See also: prohibition
English
Proper noun
Prohibition
- (history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.
- (US) The period from 17 January 1920 through 5 December 1933 in the United States, between the effective dates of the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments to the United States Constitution.
- (Islam) The 66th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Translations
period
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66th sura of the Qur'an
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German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Prohibition f (genitive Prohibition, plural Prohibitionen)
Declension
Declension of Prohibition
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Prohibition | die | Prohibitionen |
| genitive | einer | der | Prohibition | der | Prohibitionen |
| dative | einer | der | Prohibition | den | Prohibitionen |
| accusative | eine | die | Prohibition | die | Prohibitionen |
Further reading
- “Prohibition” in Duden online