Monaco
/ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ//ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/
Monaco proper noun: a city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.
Proper noun
Monaco
- A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.
- […]they determined to aſſayle the borough of Monaco, whiche Lucian Grimault poſſeſſed, eyther in regarde of a common hatred borne againſt all gentlemen of Genes, or els for that the borowe is of great importance for the citie, hauing his ſituation vpon the ſea in a place of great conueniencie: or...1579, chapter 7, in Geffray Fenton, transl., The Historie of Guicciardin, Conteining the VVares of Italie and other Partes, […] , London: Thomas Vautroullier, translation of original in French...
- The Republick of Genoua poſſeſſeth the Eaſtern and Weſtern Coaſts of Genoua, formerly called Liguria, where are Genoua, Savona, Noli, Ventimiglia, Genoua's &c. 2. The Iſle of Corſe. That of Capaia.
4. The Marquiſate of Final, bought in 1712 from the Emperor for 1200000 Crowns; but the Principality...1729, chapter III, in Hiſtorico-Political Geography: Or, A Particular Description Of the Several Countries in the World; […] , 2nd edition, London: William France, →OCLC, page 61
Monaco meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Monaco in Hindi
- country in Europe
- मोनाको monāko
Monaco in Tamil
- இது ஒரு நாடாகும்
Monaco in Marathi
- country in Europe
- मोनॅको monĕko
- capital city
- मोनॅको monĕko
Monaco in Urdu
- country in Europe
- موناکو monāko
- capital city
- موناکو monāko
More languagesFewer languages
- Monaco in Bengali
- মোনাকো mōnakō
- Monaco in Kannada
- ಮೊನಾಕೊ
- Monaco in Gujarati
- મોનૅકો moněko
- Monaco in Sinhala
- මොනාකෝ monākō
- Monaco in Pashto
- موناکو monāko
- Monaco in Tagalog
- Monako
- Monaco in Arabic
- مُونَاكُو mūnākū
- Monaco in Malay
- Monaco
- Monaco in Indonesian
- Monako
- Monaco in Thai
- โมนาโก moo-naa-goo
- Monaco in Vietnamese
- Mô-na-cô, Hoành Quốc
- Monaco in Myanmar
- မိုနာကို muinakui
Origin of Monaco
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μόνοικος (Mónoikos), 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 (mónos) and οἰκέω (oikéō).
Words formed from Monaco
Phrases with Monaco
Questions about Monaco
- What does Monaco mean?
- Monaco means a city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.
- What is Monaco in Hindi?
- Monaco in Hindi is मोनाको (monāko). See Monaco meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Monaco?
- Monaco is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Monaco?
- Monaco is pronounced /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/ (UK).
Words near Monaco in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Monaco (page history and authors); Monaco (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Monaco (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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