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monaco

UK/ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/US/ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/
nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,319 of 15,258leans written

Monaco is the tiny seaside country of casinos and a famous street race. Travel to Monaco, born in Monaco, the harbour at Monaco.

It is the second smallest country in the world after the Vatican and could fit inside Hyde Park. The Grand Prix runs through the streets, and it has more millionaires per head than anywhere else, which is what residents pay no income tax for.

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Definitions of monaco

  1. 1nounmonacoA very small country on the Mediterranean coast.B1+

    “Monaco sits on the French Riviera, surrounded on three sides by France.”

monaco is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. Ancient Greek

    Μόνοικος

  2. English

    Monaco

  3. English, today

    monaco

Monaco Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μόνοικος, which is of unknown (possibly Ligurian) origin. The name was associated at an early date with Hercules, who had a temple here, and was said to mean “he who dwells alone”; see μόνος and οἰκέω.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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