Monte Carlo

[mon-tee kahr-loh, -ti; Italian mawn-te kahr-law]

noun

a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.

adjective

Statistics. of, relating to, or using a Monte Carlo method, as a Monte Carlo simulation or solution.

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Related Words for monte carlo

club, house, dive, joint, track, saloon, hall, bank, clubhouse, roadhouse, rotunda, honky-tonk

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Contemporary Examples of monte carlo

There are detailed dispatches from the various cities he photographed: Monte-Carlo, Los Angeles, Warsaw, Lake Como.
Helmut Newton Book ‘World Without Men’ Returns
Isabel Wilkinson
April 2, 2013

Historical Examples of monte carlo

Having thus crossed the Arno, he came towards Monte-carlo, where he was brought before the commissary for examination.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)
James Dennistoun

British Dictionary definitions for monte carlo

Monte Carlo

noun

a town and resort forming part of the principality of Monaco, on the Riviera: famous casino and the destination of an annual car rally (the Monte Carlo Rally). Pop: 15 507 (2000)

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Word Origin and History for monte carlo

Monte Carlo

Italian, literally "Charles's Mountain," founded 1866 and named for Charles III of Monaco (1818-1889). The car rally there dates to 1911.

monte carlo in Culture

Monte Carlo

[(mon-ti kahr-loh)]

City in Monaco, world famous for its gambling casino.