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Nintendo

Syllables: Nin·ten·doUK/nɪnˈtɛndəʊ//nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/

Nintendo proper noun: a Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.

Proper noun

Nintendo

  1. (trademark) A Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.

Noun

Nintendo (plural Nintendos)

  1. A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
    • Wanna play on my Nintendo after school?
    • There is nothing wrong with the accoutrements of personal affluence, but if the numbers of personal stereos, Nintendos, mobile phones and cars grow […].1995, David Gladstone, editor, British Social Welfare: Past, Present, and Future, page 274
    Synonyms:
    Famicom, NES
  2. (broadly) Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
  3. (broadly) Any popular product or activity.
    • He was far more interested in bullfighting, which was the Nintendo of the day, only considerably more dangerous2007, Anthony Ham, Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 34

Nintendo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Nepali

Nintendo in Hindi

Japanese videogame company
निंटेंडो niṇṭeṇḍo
Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
निनटेंडो ninṭeṇḍo

Nintendo in Tamil

Japanese videogame company
நிண்டெண்டோ niṇṭeṇṭō

Nintendo in Bengali

Japanese videogame company
নিন্টেন্ডো ninṭenḍō
Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
নিনটেনডো ninṭenoḍō

Nintendo in Nepali

Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo
निन्टेन्डो ninṭenḍo
More languagesFewer languages
Nintendo in Arabic
نينتندو nīntindū
Nintendo in Persian
نینتندو nintendo
Nintendo in Thai
นินเทนโด Ninthendo
Nintendo in Vietnamese
Nintendo, Nhiệm Thiên Đường

Examples of Nintendo in a sentence

  • These professionals are the sort whose children play with Nintendos and own bikes2005, Lila Abu-Lughod, Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt, page 280:
  • Franz: “How do elves make Nintendos?” Dad: “You ask all the hard questions, don't you?2005, Larry L. Meyer, No Paltry Thing: Memoirs Of A Geezer Dad, page 128:
  • The only message at home was from my nephew, letting me know my mother was back home, safe and sound, except for a sore "Nintendo thumb".2007, Ilene Schneider, Chanukah Guilt, page 106:

Synonyms of Nintendo

Forms of Nintendo

pluralNintendos

Origin of Nintendo

Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).

Words formed from Nintendo

Words that rhyme with Nintendo

Questions about Nintendo

What does Nintendo mean?
Nintendo means a Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.
What is Nintendo in Hindi?
Nintendo in Hindi is निंटेंडो (niṇṭeṇḍo), निनटेंडो (ninṭeṇḍo). See Nintendo meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Nintendo in a sentence?
These professionals are the sort whose children play with Nintendos and own bikes
What part of speech is Nintendo?
Nintendo can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nintendo?
Nintendo is pronounced /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Nintendo in the dictionary

  1. nintas
  2. nintedanib
  3. ninteenth
  4. Nintendinitis
  5. Nintendium
  6. Nintendo
  7. Nintendo generation
  8. Nintendo hard
  9. Nintendo thumb
  10. Nintendocore
  11. Nintendonitis

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