custom house
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custom house¹
noun custom houses · customhouse · customshouse · customs house
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An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
Similar: customs
Custom House²
proper noun
- A suburban area in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the custom house at Royal Victoria Dock (OS grid ref TQ4181).
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noun official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
| Español | aduana, fielato |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세관 segwan |
| 日本語 | 税関 zeikan, カスタム kasutamu, カスタムス kasutamusu, カスタムズ kasutamuzu, カスタムハウス kasutamuhausu |
| 中文 | 海關 /海关 hǎiguān, 稅關 /税关 shuìguān |
| हिन्दी | कस्टम्स kasṭams, कस्टम-हाउस kasṭam-hāus |
| Kiswahili | jengo la forodha |
| Português | alfândega, aduana |
| Français | douane, bureau des douanes |
| Deutsch | Zoll, Zollamt, Zollhaus, Zollverwaltung |
| Italiano | dogana, dazio |
| Ελληνικά | τελωνειακός σταθμός teloneiakós stathmós, τελωνείο teloneío |
| Română | vamă |
| Русский | тамо́жня tamóžnja |
| Tiếng Việt | hải quan, thuế quan |
| العربية | جُمْرُك jumruk, مَصْلَحَةُ الْجَمَارِك maṣlaḥatu l-jamārik, مَكْتَب جُمْرُكِيّ maktab jumrukiyy |
| עברית | מֶכֶס mékhes |
Talk about this word "custom house." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/custom%20house. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. custom house. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/custom%20house "custom house." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/custom%20house.Cite this
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title = {custom house},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/custom%20house},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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