Monaco
//ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco
"Holly followed the Italian coast up to Monaco, and from there across the Alps to France."
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More examples"The behaviour of the Princess Monaco, one of the many victims of the French revolution, on the morning of her execution, will be long remembered for its eccentricity and heroism."
Etymology
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).
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