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kiosk
[ kee-osk, kee-osk ]
/ Ëki Ésk, kiËÉsk /
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noun
a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.
a thick, columnlike structure on which notices, advertisements, etc., are posted.
an interactive computer terminal available for public use, as one with internet access or site-specific information: Students use kiosks to look up campus events.
an open pavilion or summerhouse common in Turkey and Iran.
British. a telephone booth.
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Origin of kiosk
First recorded in 1615â25; from French kiosque âstand in a public park,â ultimately from Turkish köĆk âvilla,â from Persian kĆ«shk âpalace, villaâ
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British Dictionary definitions for kiosk
kiosk
/ (ËkiËÉsk) /
noun
a small sometimes movable booth from which cigarettes, newspapers, light refreshments, etc, are sold
mainly British a telephone box
mainly US a thick post on which advertisements are posted
(in Turkey, Iran, etc, esp formerly) a light open-sided pavilion
Word Origin for kiosk
C17: from French kiosque bandstand, from Turkish kösk, from Persian kƫshk pavilion
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