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kino

1

[ kee-noh ]

noun

, plural ki·nos.
  1. (in Europe) a movie theater; cinema.


Kino

2

[ kee-noh ]

noun

  1. Eusebio Francisco Padre KinoFather Kino, 1645?–1711, Tyrolean-born explorer and missionary in SW North America.

kino

/ ˈkiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a dark red resin obtained from various tropical plants, esp an Indian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus marsupium, used as an astringent and in tanning Also calledkino gum


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kino1

First recorded in 1925–30; from German, shortened form of Kinematograph, from French cinématographe “movie camera/projector”; cinematograph

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Word History and Origins

Origin of kino1

C18: of West African origin; related to Mandingo keno

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Example Sentences

The women and the basterds come together in a big, explosive ending that hangs on a plan codenamed Operation Kino.

I was unable to locate any of the ordinary astringent drugs, such as kino, krameria, or nutgall.

A point of identification left by Kino was that the mountain on which he stood in 1698, had been once a volcano.

Many historians claim that he was a German and say that his name "Kino" was an adaptation of Khn.

Kino again and again had denied the truth of these charges, but he was not only not believed but was held up as a deliberate liar.

It is almost incredible, but Bolton tells us that "Kino's endurance in the saddle was worthy of a seasoned cowboy."

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