noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈnʌɪtklʌb/
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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