Casino
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Casino is a noun meaning A public building or room for gambling.
Meaning
A public building or room for gambling.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) A certain Italian card game for two to four players.
- (countable) Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game.
- (obsolete) A small house; a pleasure house or holiday home, especially in Italy.
Example Sentences
He went to the casino every night till 1:00 am.
A bid by Donald Trump to build Sydney’s first casino was rejected 30 years ago after police expressed concerns about his links to the mafia.
Quirini [was] knowing in the belles Lettres, & highly skilled in making his Casino comfortable to all the Wits & Blues as we now call them in London.
I felt it strange, and regretted it, that so amiable a man should have contracted such dissolute habits, and at this very time, instead of living respectably with his charming Countess, had Baccelli, the superannuated dancing courtesan, in a casino in the neighbourhood.
Word Forms
- casinos
- casinoes
- casini
- cassino
Synonyms for casino
Depending on context, synonyms include cassino.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cassino, gambling, bookmaking, gaming, soccer, lobby.
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