kino
noun
(in Europe) a movie theater; cinema.
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kino
1 American
[kee-noh]
/ ˈki noʊ /
noun
kinos
plural
Kino
2
American
[kee-noh]
/ ˈki noʊ /
noun
kino
British
/ ˈkiːnəʊ /
noun
Usage
What else does kino mean? Kino can variously refer to a category of art-house cinema on internet message boards, an experimental film movement, or, controversially, a term for intimate touch among so-called pickup artists.
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Etymology
Origin of kino
First recorded in 1925–30; from German, shortened form of Kinematograph, from French cinématographe “movie camera/projector”; see origin at cinematograph
Example Sentences
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"It's kino," he tells me—the Bicol word for rat.
From Slate • Feb. 29, 2012
The tram that used to run downtown has disappeared, and a new wing has been added to the elementary school I attended, but the old kino, which I recognized instantly, is still a movie theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
The kino of E. gigantea contains a notable proportion of gum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
The kino and the rhatany root are to be macerated in the alcohol for seven or eight days; and after filtration, the other articles are to be added.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Because the product of this tree first brought Australian kino into medical notice, it is often in old books called `Botany Bay Gum-tree.'
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
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