Monegasque
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Monegasque
1880–85; < French monégasque < Provençal mounegasc, derivative of Mounegue Monaco
Example Sentences
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Hamilton was then left to fend off Leclerc and the two Ferraris battled for three laps before the Monegasque took the place into Turn One on lap eight.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Hamilton is 74 points behind team-mate Charles Leclerc in the drivers' standings after being out-qualified by the Monegasque 17 times in 22 Grands Prix.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
The Monegasque wildcard beat Czech 14th seed Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-3 in under an hour, and will next meet his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in a repeat of the Shanghai final earlier in October.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Meanwhile, Leclerc was the innocent party as the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli made a move on the opposite side of the same corner and took the Monegasque out.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
"You know the two beggars who stand by the bridge, just over the Monegasque frontier as you go toward Cabbé-Roquebrune and Mentone?"
From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone
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