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- [kuh-see-noh]
- /kəˈsi noʊ/
- /kəˈsiː.nəʊ/
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- [kuh-see-noh]
- /kəˈsi noʊ/
Definitions of casino word
- countable noun casino A casino is a building or room where people play gambling games such as roulette. 3
- noun casino a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer 3
- noun casino in Italy, a small country house 3
- noun casino a public room or building for entertainments, dancing, or, now specif., gambling 3
- noun casino a card game for two to four players in which the object is to use cards in the hand to take cards or combinations of cards exposed on the table 3
- noun plural casino a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc. 1
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Origin of casino
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Italian, equivalent to cas(a) house + -ino diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Casino
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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casino popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for casino
noun casino
- club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
- track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
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