Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μόνοικος (Mónoikos), which is of unknown (possibly Ligurian) origin. The name was associated at an early date with Hercules, who had a temple here, and was said to mean “he who dwells alone”; see μόνος (mónos) and οἰκέω (oikéō).^[1]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/, /mɒˈnɑː.kəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/
• enPR: mənä′kō, mǒ′nəkō, mônäkō′^[2]
• enPR: mǒn′ə-kō, mə-nä′kō^[3]

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• Rhymes: -ɒnəkəʊ, -ɑːkəʊ

Monaco

1. A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.
   • 1579, chapter 7, in Geffray Fenton, transl., The Historie of Guicciardin, Conteining the VVares of Italie and other Partes,[…]‎^[2], London: Thomas Vautroullier, translation of original in French, →OCLC, page 368:

     […]they determined to aſſayle the borough of Monaco, whiche Lucian Grimault poſſeſſed, eyther in regarde of a common hatred borne againſt all gentlemen of Genes, or els for that the borowe is of great importance for the citie, hauing his ſituation vpon the ſea in a place of great conueniencie: or at leaſt for certaine particular hatreds, ſince he to whome falleth the power and government of that place, abſteineth very hardly from pyracies and robbing by the ſea, the ſituation giving fauoar and oportunitie to ſuche actions: or laſtly, becauſe (as they ſuggeſted) that borough apperteined rightfully to the common weale.

   • 1729, chapter III, in Hiſtorico-Political Geography: Or, A Particular Description Of the Several Countries in the World;[…]‎^[3], 2nd edition, London: William France, →OCLC, page 61:

     The Republick of Genoua poſſeſſeth the Eaſtern and Weſtern Coaſts of Genoua, formerly called Liguria, where are Genoua, Savona, Noli, Ventimiglia, Genoua's &c. 2. The Iſle of Corſe. That of Capaia.
     4. The Marquiſate of Final, bought in 1712 from the Emperor for 1200000 Crowns; but the Principality of Monaco belongs to a particular Prince under the Protection of France; and that of Oneglia belongs to the Duke of Savoy.

   • 2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 67:

     Holly followed the Italian coast up to Monaco, and from there across the Alps to France.

• Monacan

• Monégasque

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Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• Monegask
• Monegaskies

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• IPA^(key): /moːˈnaː.koː/

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• Hyphenation: Mo‧na‧co

Monaco n (adjective Monegaskisch, demonym Monegask m or Monegaskische f)

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• IPA^(key): /moˈnɑko/, [moˈnɑkˑo]

Monaco (genitive Monaco, partitive Monacot)

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

Declension of Monaco (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Monaco	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Monaco
genitive			—
partitive		Monacot	—
illative		Monacco Monacosse	—
inessive		Monacos	—
elative		Monacost	—
allative		Monacole	—
adessive		Monacol	—
ablative		Monacolt	—
translative		Monacoks	—
terminative		Monaconi	—
essive		Monacona	—
abessive		Monacota	—
comitative		Monacoga	—

• Monaco in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Monaco”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

From French Monaco or Italian Monaco.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonɑko/, [ˈmo̞nɑ̝ko̞]
• Rhymes: -onɑko

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• monacolainen

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.na.ko/

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Monaco m

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• Monako (dated)

• IPA^(key): /moˈnako/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnako/ (rare)

Monaco n (proper noun, genitive Monacos or (optionally with an article) Monaco)

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• Monegasse
• monegassisch

• IPA^(key): [ˈmonɒkoː]
• Hyphenation: Mo‧na‧co
• Rhymes: -koː

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe; official name: Monacói Hercegség)

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.na.ko/
• Homophone: monaco
• Rhymes: -ɔnako
• Hyphenation: Mò‧na‧co

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Monaco m

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

   Synonym: Principato di Monaco

• monegasco

Monaco m

1. Munich (the capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany)

   Synonym: Monaco di Baviera

• monachese

Occupational surname, from monaco (“monk”).

Monaco m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as an occupation

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[4]

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔ.na.koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔː.na.ko]

Monacō n

1. dative/ablative of Monacum

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Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• monegasker
• monegaskisk

Monaco

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• monegask, monegaskar
• monegaskisk

• IPA^(key): /mo.naˈko/

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Monaco n

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔnakʊ/

Monaco n (genitive Monacos)

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

• “Monaco”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Monaco m

1. Monaco (a city-state in Western Europe)

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