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nightclub

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnʌɪtklʌb/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N AY1 T K L AH2 B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nightspot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: club

2

noun

Meaning 2

A strip club.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To visit a nightclub (or nightclubs) for entertainment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, informal

Examples

  • Our first night in the big city we went out nightclubbing. The next morning we stayed in hung over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • don't expect a good meal at a cabaret
  • the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
  • he played the drums at a jazz club

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cabaret, night club, club, nightspot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spot

Narrower terms: honkytonk, dive, supper club

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókwts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night Proto-Germanic *klumpô Old Norse klubbabor. Middle English clubbe English club English nightclub From night + club.

Across languages

Translations

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nagklub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Arabic: نَادٍ لَيْلِيّ (nādin layliyy) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Arabic: النَادِي اللَيْلِيّ (an-nādī l-layliyy) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܹܝܬ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܝܠܵܝܵܐ (bēt smāḵā laylāyā) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Armenian: գիշերային ակումբ (gišerayin akumb) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Azerbaijani: gecə klubu — establishment that is open late at night
  • Belarusian: начны́ клуб (načný klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Belarusian: дыскатэ́ка (dyskatéka) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Bengali: নৈশক্লাব (nōiśoklab) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Bulgarian: но́щен клуб (nóšten klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Burmese: နိုက်ကလပ် (nuikka.lap) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Catalan: discoteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Catalan: club nocturn — establishment that is open late at night
  • Chinese Cantonese: 夜總會 /夜总会 — establishment that is open late at night
  • Chinese Cantonese: 夜店 — establishment that is open late at night
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜總會 /夜总会 (yèzǒnghuì) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜店 (yèdiàn) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜場 /夜场 (yècháng) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Corsican: notturnu — establishment that is open late at night
  • Corsican: discuteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Corsican: night club — establishment that is open late at night
  • Czech: noční klub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Danish: natklub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Dutch: nachtclub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Esperanto: amuzejo — establishment that is open late at night
  • Estonian: ööklubi — establishment that is open late at night
  • Finnish: yökerho — establishment that is open late at night
  • French: boîte de nuit — establishment that is open late at night
  • French: boîte — establishment that is open late at night
  • French: discothèque — establishment that is open late at night
  • Galician: discoteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Georgian: ღამის კლუბი (ɣamis ḳlubi) — establishment that is open late at night
  • German: Nachtklub — establishment that is open late at night
  • German: Nightclub — establishment that is open late at night
  • German: Diskothek — establishment that is open late at night
  • Greek: νυχτερινό κέντρο (nychterinó kéntro) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hebrew: מוֹעֲדוֹן לַיְלָה (mo'adón láyla) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hindi: रात का क्लब (rāt kā klab) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hindi: क्लब (klab) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hindi: नाइट क्लब (nāiṭ klab) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hungarian: szórakozóhely — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hungarian: mulató — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hungarian: bár — establishment that is open late at night
  • Hungarian: diszkó — establishment that is open late at night
  • Icelandic: skemmtistaður — establishment that is open late at night
  • Icelandic: næturklúbbur — establishment that is open late at night
  • Irish: club oíche — establishment that is open late at night
  • Italian: notturno — establishment that is open late at night
  • Italian: night club — establishment that is open late at night
  • Italian: discoteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Japanese: ナイトクラブ (naito kurabu) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Kazakh: түнгі клуб (tüñı klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Khmer: បារ (baa) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Khmer: អគាររាត្រី (ʼaʼkiə riətrəy) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Khmer: រោងរាំ (roong rŏəm) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Korean: 나이트 클럽 (naiteu keulleop) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Kyrgyz: түнкү клуб (tünkü klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Latvian: nakts klubs — establishment that is open late at night
  • Lithuanian: naktinis klubas — establishment that is open late at night
  • Macedonian: ноќен клуб (noḱen klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Malay: kelab malam — establishment that is open late at night
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nattklubb — establishment that is open late at night
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nattklubb — establishment that is open late at night
  • Pannonian Rusyn: ноцни клуб (nocni klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Iranian Persian: باشْگاهِ شَبانِه (bâšgâh-e šabâne) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Polish: klub nocny — establishment that is open late at night
  • Portuguese: boate — establishment that is open late at night
  • Portuguese: casa noturna — establishment that is open late at night
  • Portuguese: discoteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Portuguese: clube — establishment that is open late at night
  • Portuguese: balada — establishment that is open late at night
  • Romanian: discotecă — establishment that is open late at night
  • Romanian: club de noapte — establishment that is open late at night
  • Russian: ночно́й клуб (nočnój klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Russian: дискоте́ка (diskotéka) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Scots: nichtclub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Serbo-Croatian: ноћни клуб — establishment that is open late at night
  • Serbo-Croatian: noćni klub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Sicilian: discuteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Slovak: nočný klub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Slovene: nočni klub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Spanish: club nocturno — establishment that is open late at night
  • Spanish: discoteca — establishment that is open late at night
  • Spanish: boliche — establishment that is open late at night
  • Swedish: nattklubb — establishment that is open late at night
  • Tajik: клуби шабона (klub-i šabona) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Tajik: бошгоҳи шабона (bošgoh-i šabona) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Thai: ไนท์คลับ (nái-klàp) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Turkish: gece kulübü — establishment that is open late at night
  • Turkmen: gijeki klub — establishment that is open late at night
  • Ukrainian: нічни́й клуб (ničnýj klub) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Ukrainian: дискоте́ка (dyskotéka) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Urdu: نائِٹ کَلَب (nāiṭ kalab) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Urdu: نائِٹ کْلَب (nāiṭ klab) — establishment that is open late at night
  • Uzbek: tungi klubi — establishment that is open late at night
  • Vietnamese: câu lạc bộ giải trí — establishment that is open late at night
  • Vietnamese: câu lạc bộ đêm — establishment that is open late at night
  • Vietnamese: hộp đêm — establishment that is open late at night
  • Welsh: clwb nos — establishment that is open late at night
  • Yakut: түүҥҥү кулууп (tüüŋŋü kuluup) — establishment that is open late at night
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