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nightlife

American  
[nahyt-lahyf] / ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf /
Or night life

noun

  1. the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion, as at a nightclub, theater, or the like.

  2. the entertainment available to them.


nightlife British  
/ ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf /

noun

  1. social life or entertainment taking place in the late evening or night, as in nightclubs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nightlife

First recorded in 1850–55; night + life

Example Sentences

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It was when Jack moved to Dublin in 2015 to study journalism that he really got to know the capital's nightlife.

From BBC

Beneath the counterfactuals, and the glamour and squalor of Manhattan nightlife, and the mythologies bought and sold, she’s telling a love story of a broken sort.

From New York Times

For citizens of D.C.’s musical nightlife, the pandemic forced a painful spate of sudden goodbyes.

From Washington Post

They remain among the final surviving nightlife links to a pre-social media world.

From Los Angeles Times

Known for its beaches, temples, waterfalls and nightlife, Bali drew 6.2 million foreign visitors in 2019, the year before the pandemic.

From Reuters