AFTERNOON TEA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes

Example:

an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea

Synonyms:

afternoon tea; tea; teatime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("afternoon tea" is a kind of...):

meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)