MONACO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Monaco mean? 

• MONACO (noun)
  The noun MONACO has 1 sense:

1. a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera

  Familiarity information: MONACO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONACO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Monaco; Principality of Monaco

Instance hypernyms:

princedom; principality (territory ruled by a prince)

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Monaco"):

Monaco-Ville (the capital of Monaco)

Monte Carlo (a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; famous for its gambling casino)

Meronyms (members of "Monaco"):

Monacan; Monegasque (a native or inhabitant of Monaco)

Holonyms ("Monaco" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Derivation:

Monacan (of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people)

 Context examples 

All the rest have gone to Monaco for the day.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)