Phrase guide

home cinema

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home theater

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A dedicated room for such a system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, rare

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِينِمَا مَنْزَلِيَّة (sīnimā manzaliyya) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Bulgarian: домашно кино (domašno kino) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭影院 (jiātíng yǐngyuàn) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭劇院 /家庭剧院 (jiātíng jùyuàn) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Czech: domácí kino — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Dutch: thuisbioscoop — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Finnish: kotiteatteri — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • French: home cinema — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • French: cinéma à domicile — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • French: cinéma chez soi — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • French: cinédom — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • French: cinéma maison — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • German: Heimkino — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Hungarian: házi mozi — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Italian: home theater — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Italian: home theatre — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Italian: home cinema — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Japanese: ホームシアター (hōmushiatā) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Japanese: ホームシネマ (hōmushinema) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Polish: kino domowe — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Portuguese: home cinema — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Portuguese: home theater — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Russian: дома́шний кинотеа́тр (domášnij kinoteátr) — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Slovak: domáce kino — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Spanish: cine en casa — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Spanish: cine hogareño — theatre-quality movie system at home
  • Swedish: hemmabio — theatre-quality movie system at home