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contraband

The correct spelling is contraband.

How to pronounce contraband

noun

IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/

Say it like: Con-tra-ban-d

The correct spelling is contraband. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
  2. 2.Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
  3. 3.A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.

verb

  1. 1.To import illegally; to smuggle.
  2. 2.To declare prohibited; to forbid.

adjective

  1. 1.Prohibited from being traded

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