Monaco

Monaco

(Îngilîzî)

A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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).

Related words

Monako

the Principality of Monaco

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