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Monte Carlo
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Monte-Carlo Montecarlo
English
+<dab>
Etymology
en it Monte Carlo<alt:Mónte Càrlo><lit:Mount Charles>. en Charles III, Prince of Monaco = 1818 1889.
Pronunciation
mŏn′tē kär′lō
en /ˌmɒn.tiː ˈkɑː.ləʊ̯/<q:contemporary> /ˌmɔːn.tiː ˈkɑː.ləʊ̯/<q:conservative> RP
en /ˌmɔn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/<a:non-cot-caught> /ˌmɑn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/<a:cot-caught> GenAm
en /ˌmɒn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/<a:standard> /ˌmɑn.ti ˈkɑɹ.loʊ̯/<a:dialectal> CanE
en /ˌmɔn.tiː ˈkɐː.ləʉ̯/ /ˌmɔn.tiː ˈkɐː.lɐʉ̯/ AuE
en /ˌmɒn.tiː ˈkɐː.lɐʉ̯/ NZE
en /ˌmɔn.ti ˈkaɹ.lo/ ScE
en /ˌmɔn.ʈiː ˈkɑː(ɾ).loː/ InE
en Mon te Car lo
Proper noun
1
en Q45240 en ward c/Monaco cont/Europe famous for its casinos.
"Why do people go if they invariably lose?" asked the blind man. "My dear fellow, why do they go to Monte Carlo?" was the retort, accompanied by a tolerant shrug.
en Q232207 en statistics en Monte Carlo method.
en 27 July 2004 PNAS 11040 2 F. Keith Barker; et al. Phylogeny and diversification of the largest avian radiation The probability density of the Bayesian posterior was estimated by Metropolis-coupled Markov chain Monte Carlo, with multiple incrementally heated chains.
Derived terms
en Monte Carlian MCTS Monte Carlo algorithm Monte Carlo fallacy Monte Carlo integration<t:a method of numerical integration> Monte Carlo method<t:a class of computational algorithms> Monte Carlo option model<t:an option valuation model using Monte Carlo methods> Monte Carlo tree search
Translations
a part of Monaco Q45240
Asturian: ast Montecarlu
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 蒙特卡洛, Macao, Taiwan cmn 蒙地卡羅
Czech: cs Monte Carlo n
Esperanto: eo Montekarlo
French: fr Monte-Carlo m
German: de Monte-Carlo n
Ido: io Montekarlo
Interlingua: ia
Italian: it Monte Carlo Mónte Càrlo f, it Montecarlo Móntecàrlo f
Japanese: ja モンテカルロ Montekaruro
Korean: ko ^몬테카를로
Ligurian: lij Mont-Carlu, lij Munte Carlu m Monegasque
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Monte Carlo
Occitan: oc Montcarles
Polish: pl Monte Carlo n
Portuguese: pt Monte Carlo m
Russian: ru Мо̀нте-Ка́рло m Mòntɛ-Kárlo
Slovak: sk Monte Carlo n
Spanish: es Montecarlo m
Uyghur: ug مونتە كارلو
Volapük: vo
Monte Carlo method
Noun
1
A commonly served drink consisting of beer and grenadine.
An informal dance competition, where contestants in one quarter of the floor are eliminated by a randomly drawn card representing the corner.
Further reading
en Beer Cities
Czech
cs:+<dab>
Etymology
cs ward of Monaco 1
Pronunciation
%Mon.te "Kar.lo
cs
cs Mon te Car lo
Proper noun
Monte Carlo n
cs ward c/Monaco cont/Europe Monte Carlo Q45240
Declension
cs noun
Italian
it:+<dab>
Categoria:Montecarlo it
it
Etymology
it ward of Monaco Mónte Càrlo
Mount Charles.
Pronunciation
Mó̱nte Càrlo
Proper noun
m
it ward c/Monaco cont/Europe Monte Carlo Q45240
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Monte Carlo
thumb|The location of Monte Carlo within Monaco.
thumb|The gardens beside the Casino de Monte-Carlo.
Etymology
nb, based on nb it Monte Carlo. The Italian name literally means “Mount Charles”, from it monte mount, mountain and the personal name it Carlo Charles. The former Spélugues district was officially named Monte-Carlo on 1 July 1866 in honour of Charles III, Prince of Monaco.
Parallel international adaptations include fr Monte-Carlo, de Monte-Carlo, pl Monte Carlo, pt Monte Carlo, sk Monte Carlo and es Montecarlo Monte Carlo.
Pronunciation
nb /¹ˌmɔn.tə ˈkɑːr.lu/ [ˌmɔn.tə ˈkɑ̀ːɭ.ʊ̌]
nb ɑːrlu 4
nb Mon te Car lo
Proper noun
nb proper noun Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo; nb district c/Monaco, forming part of the principality's continuous urban area and known especially for its casino.
nb Vi ruslet gjennom kasinohagene i Monte Carlo om kvelden. We strolled through the casino gardens in Monte Carlo in the evening.
nb 4 February 2026 Sten Lundbo; Svein Askheim Monte Carlo Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Monte_Carlo Monte Carlo er en by og et distrikt i fyrstedømmet Monaco. Monte Carlo is a city and a district in the Principality of Monaco. https://web.archive.org/web/20260829141523/https://snl.no/Monte_Carlo 29 August 2026
Usage notes
nb Monte Carlo is a district within the city-state of nb Monaco. It is also commonly described as a city or urban district, but it is not the capital of Monaco.
Related terms
nb Monaco country and city-state containing Monte Carlo
References
4 February 2026 Sten Lundbo; Svein Askheim Monte Carlo Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Monte_Carlo 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260829141523/https://snl.no/Monte_Carlo 29 August 2026
fr L'invention de Monte-Carlo (des années 1860 à 1920) Gouvernement Princier de Monaco https://www.gouv.mc/Gouvernement-et-Institutions/Histoire-et-Patrimoine/Epoques/L-invention-de-Monte-Carlo-des-annees-1860-a-1920 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260115182035/https://www.gouv.mc/Gouvernement-et-Institutions/Histoire-et-Patrimoine/Epoques/L-invention-de-Monte-Carlo-des-annees-1860-a-1920 15 January 2026
The legend and history of Monaco Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer https://www.montecarlosbm.com/en/inspiration/monte-carlo-legends 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260415093647/https://www.montecarlosbm.com/en/inspiration/monte-carlo-legends 15 April 2026
18 June 2025 Øyvind Grøn Monte Carlo-metode Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Monte_Carlo-metode 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260810161407/https://snl.no/Monte_Carlo-metode 10 August 2026
Polish
pl:+<dab>
Pronunciation
Monte Karlo Pl-#.ogg Mon.te Car.lo
Etymology 1
pl ward of Monaco * :bor it:Monte Carlo<id:ward of Monaco><alt:Mónte Càrlo>
Proper noun
1 n yes
pl ward c/Monaco cont/Europe Monte Carlo Q45240
pl Pierwsze kasyno w Monte Carlo powstało w 1857 roku. The first casino in Monte Carlo was established in 1857.
pl mountain c/San Marino cont/Europe Monte Carlo
Etymology 2
pl municipality of Santa Catarina * :bor pt:Monte Carlo<id:municipality of Santa Catarina>
Proper noun
1 n yes
pl municipality s/Santa Catarina c/Brazil cont/South America
Further reading
44990
pl exonyms
Portuguese
pt:+<dab!>
Etymology
pt :pcal it:Monte Carlo + The Brazilian municipality was named after the Italian ward.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m Monte Carlo
pt Monte Carlo Q45240
Proper noun
f Monte Carlo montecarlense
pt municipality s/Santa Catarina c/Brazil
Slovak
sk:
Etymology
sk ward of Monaco 1
Pronunciation
monte karlo loan 0
sk
Proper noun
Monte Carlo n
sk ward c/Monaco cont/Europe Monte Carlo Q45240
Declension
sk noun