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Meaning 1
A ward of Monaco, Europe, famous for its casinos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
Monte Carlo
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Pronunciation
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mŏn′tē kär′lō
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Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˌmɒn.tiː ˈkɑː.ləʊ̯/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɔːn.tiː ˈkɑː.ləʊ̯/ conservative
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General-American: /ˌmɔn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/ without the cot–caught merger
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˌmɑn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/
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Canada, standard: /ˌmɒn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/
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Canada, dialectal: /ˌmɑn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/
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Australian: /ˌmɔn.tiː ˈkɐː.ləʉ̯/
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Australian: /ˌmɔn.tiː ˈkɐː.lɐʉ̯/
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New-Zealand: /ˌmɒn.tiː ˈkɐː.lɐʉ̯/
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Scotland: /ˌmɔn.ti ˈkaɹ.lo/
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India: /ˌmɔn.ʈiː ˈkɑː(ɾ).loː/
name
Meaning 2
Ellipsis of Monte Carlo method.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
Meaning 3
A commonly served drink consisting of beer and grenadine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An informal dance competition, where contestants in one quarter of the floor are eliminated by a randomly drawn card representing the corner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; famous for its gambling casino
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: town
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Mónte Càrlo (literally “Mount Charles”). Named after Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818–1889).
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: Montecarlu — a part of Monaco
- Chinese Mandarin: 蒙特卡洛 (Méngtèkǎluò) — a part of Monaco
- Chinese Mandarin: 蒙地卡羅 /蒙地卡罗 (Macao) — a part of Monaco
- Czech: Monte Carlo — a part of Monaco
- Esperanto: Montekarlo — a part of Monaco
- French: Monte-Carlo — a part of Monaco
- German: Monte-Carlo — a part of Monaco
- Ido: Montekarlo — a part of Monaco
- Italian: Mónte Càrlo — a part of Monaco
- Italian: Móntecàrlo — a part of Monaco
- Japanese: モンテカルロ (Montekaruro) — a part of Monaco
- Korean: 몬테카를로 (Montekareullo) — a part of Monaco
- Ligurian: Mont-Carlu — a part of Monaco
- Occitan: Montcarles — a part of Monaco
- Polish: Monte Carlo — a part of Monaco
- Portuguese: Monte Carlo — a part of Monaco
- Russian: Мо̀нте-Ка́рло (Mòntɛ-Kárlo) — a part of Monaco
- Slovak: Monte Carlo — a part of Monaco
- Spanish: Montecarlo — a part of Monaco
- Uyghur: مونتە كارلو (monte karlo) — a part of Monaco