nightclub en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈnʌɪtklʌb/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts Proto-Germanic *nahts Proto-West Germanic *naht Proto-West Germanic *nahti Old English niht Middle English nyght English night Proto-Germanic *klumpô Old Norse klubbabor. Middle English clubbe English club English nightclub From night + club.
Meanings
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A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.
They respond instantly to the faintest rustling in the covert of a sheaf of Ulysses S. Grants, or the homely, rustic tinkle of a wheelbarrow full of rubies being jounced along over a nightclub floor.
1957, The Monthly Record, volume 61, page 22:EARLY this summer, Joshua J. Pelton decided that he was meant to live in Orlando, Fla. So he quit his sales job in Detroit, packed his car with all the belongings that fit, put the rest in storage, and drove southeast daydreaming about sundrenched winters and packed nightclubs.
2007 September 6, Lisa Belkin, “What Do Young Jobseekers Want? (Something Other Than the Job)”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:This is a country where nightclubs in Thimbu, the capital, throb with techno music, but where smoking is illegal and television did not arrive until 1999.
2008 March 21, Tim Sullivan, “Bhutanese reluctantly stepping into world of democracy”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2013:
- (Philippines) A strip club.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nightclubs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| night club | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nightclub-goer · nightclubby · nightclubber · nightclublike
Hypernyms
Relateds
clubhouse · clubber · clubbing · clubgoer
Synonyms
Translations (108)
kk түнгі клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · ru ночно́й клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · pt balada (establishment that is open late at night) · ur نائِٹ کَلَب (establishment that is open late at night) · pt discoteca (establishment that is open late at night) · hu szórakozóhely (establishment that is open late at night) · az gecə klubu (establishment that is open late at night) · gl discoteca (establishment that is open late at night) · ca discoteca (establishment that is open late at night) · nl nachtclub (establishment that is open late at night) · nb nattklubb (establishment that is open late at night) · uz tungi klubi (establishment that is open late at night) · it night club (establishment that is open late at night) · cmn 夜總會 /夜总会 (establishment that is open late at night) · it notturno (establishment that is open late at night) · de Nightclub (establishment that is open late at night) · mk ноќен клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · km រោងរាំ (establishment that is open late at night) · bg но́щен клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · th ไนท์คลับ (establishment that is open late at night) · pl klub nocny (establishment that is open late at night) · sl nočni klub (establishment that is open late at night) · de Nachtklub (establishment that is open late at night) · tg клуби шабона (establishment that is open late at night) · fr discothèque (establishment that is open late at night) · mk дискоте́ка (establishment that is open late at night) · ar النَادِي اللَيْلِيّ (establishment that is open late at night) · co night club (establishment that is open late at night) · ky түнкү клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · af nagklub (establishment that is open late at night) · sco nichtclub (establishment that is open late at night) · fa-ira باشْگاهِ شَبانِه (establishment that is open late at night) · hu mulató (establishment that is open late at night) · bn নৈশক্লাব (establishment that is open late at night) · lv nakts klubs (establishment that is open late at night) · cmn 夜店 (establishment that is open late at night) · ko 나이트 클럽 (establishment that is open late at night) · is skemmtistaður (establishment that is open late at night) · ro discotecă (establishment that is open late at night) · hsb nócny klub (establishment that is open late at night) · ja ナイトクラブ (establishment that is open late at night) · vi hộp đêm (establishment that is open late at night) · fr boîte (establishment that is open late at night) · hi रात का क्लब (establishment that is open late at night) · vi câu lạc bộ đêm (establishment that is open late at night) · dsb diskoteka (establishment that is open late at night) · ka ღამის კლუბი (establishment that is open late at night) · hu bár (establishment that is open late at night) · dsb nocny klub (establishment that is open late at night) · vi câu lạc bộ giải trí (establishment that is open late at night) · uk дискоте́ка (establishment that is open late at night) · et ööklubi (establishment that is open late at night) · cy clwb nos (establishment that is open late at night) · hsb nócny lokal (establishment that is open late at night) · scn discuteca (establishment that is open late at night) · el νυχτερινό κέντρο (establishment that is open late at night) · uk нічни́й клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · km អគាររាត្រី (establishment that is open late at night) · ar نَادٍ لَيْلِيّ (establishment that is open late at night) · pt boate (establishment that is open late at night) · es club nocturno (establishment that is open late at night) · sk nočný klub (establishment that is open late at night) · hi क्लब (establishment that is open late at night) · be дыскатэ́ка (establishment that is open late at night) · es boliche (establishment that is open late at night) · is næturklúbbur (establishment that is open late at night) · my နိုက်ကလပ် (establishment that is open late at night) · hsb diskoteka (establishment that is open late at night) · hy գիշերային ակումբ (establishment that is open late at night) · cmn 夜場 /夜场 (establishment that is open late at night) · ms kelab malam (establishment that is open late at night) · hu diszkó (establishment that is open late at night) · pt casa noturna (establishment that is open late at night) · da natklub (establishment that is open late at night) · ur نائِٹ کْلَب (establishment that is open late at night) · it discoteca (establishment that is open late at night) · tk gijeki klub (establishment that is open late at night) · tr gece kulübü (establishment that is open late at night) · km បារ (establishment that is open late at night) · sah түүҥҥү кулууп (establishment that is open late at night) · cs noční klub (establishment that is open late at night) · sh noćni klub (establishment that is open late at night) · yue 夜總會 /夜总会 (establishment that is open late at night) · eo amuzejo (establishment that is open late at night) · ro club de noapte (establishment that is open late at night) · ca club nocturn (establishment that is open late at night) · tg бошгоҳи шабона (establishment that is open late at night) · rsk ноцни клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · co discuteca (establishment that is open late at night) · nn nattklubb (establishment that is open late at night) · hsb disko (establishment that is open late at night) · hsb nightclub (establishment that is open late at night) · aii ܒܹܝܬ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܲܝܠܵܝܵܐ (establishment that is open late at night) · fr boîte de nuit (establishment that is open late at night) · de Diskothek (establishment that is open late at night) · es discoteca (establishment that is open late at night) · yue 夜店 (establishment that is open late at night) · he מוֹעֲדוֹן לַיְלָה (establishment that is open late at night) · lt naktinis klubas (establishment that is open late at night) · pt clube (establishment that is open late at night) · co notturnu (establishment that is open late at night) · ga club oíche (establishment that is open late at night) · hi नाइट क्लब (establishment that is open late at night) · be начны́ клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · ru дискоте́ка (establishment that is open late at night) · sh ноћни клуб (establishment that is open late at night) · sv nattklubb (establishment that is open late at night) · fi yökerho (establishment that is open late at night)