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casino

[ kuh-see-noh ]

noun

, plural ca·si·nos
  1. a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
  2. (in Italy) a small country house or lodge.
  3. Also cassino. Cards. a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.


casino

/ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer
  2. a variant spelling of cassino


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Other Words From

  • sub·ca·si·no noun plural subcasinos

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Word History and Origins

Origin of casino1

1780–90; < Italian, equivalent to cas(a) “house” + -ino diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of casino1

C18: from Italian, diminutive of casa house, from Latin

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Example Sentences

Silver State casino bosses were told to part company with Cuba or face the consequences.

Ironically, what was bad for the boys in Havana provided a shot in the arm to the casino crowd in Las Vegas.

By the early 1960s, Las Vegas enjoyed an influx of casino employees with experience in Havana.

Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.

In August, Trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed Trump Plaza.

He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.

But, without telling me what she meant to do, mother took it all to the Casino—and—it followed the rest.

He turned the car, and passing the Casino drove up the hill, taking the direction of Mentone, when he had reached the top.

She had just begun to think that she had better try the Casino, when down the steps from the upper terrace came three figures.

We found our places in the Casino just as the curtain was going up, and I saw “Patience” for the first time.

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