"Roblox" meaning in All languages combined

See Roblox on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Blend of the game's beta name DynaBlocks (blend of dynamic + blocks) with robot. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dynamic|blocks|nocap=1}} blend of dynamic + blocks, {{m|en|robot}} robot Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Roblox
  1. A massively multiplayer online game and creation system platform (introduced in 2004) in which users design and play video games. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: ROBLOX (english: until 2017) Derived forms: in Roblox, Robloxian, ronation Related terms: Minecraft, obby, tycoon Translations (the game Roblox): Roblox (Afrikaans), Roblox (Albanian), ሮቦሎክስ (robolokisi) (Amharic), روبلوكس (rubluks) (Arabic), Roblox (Belarusian), Roblox (Bulgarian), Роблокс (Robloks) (Bulgarian), 羅布樂思 (Chinese Mandarin), 罗布乐思 (Luóbùlèsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Roblox (Czech), Roblox (Danish), Roblox (Dutch), Roblox (Estonian), Roblox (Finnish), Roblox (French), რობლოქსი (robloksi) (Georgian), Roblox (German), Roblox (Hungarian), Roblox (Icelandic), Roblox (Indonesian), Roblox (Irish), Roblox (Italian), ロブロックス (roburokkusu) (Japanese), Roblox (Kazakh), Роблокс (Robloks) (Kazakh), 로 블록 스 (lo beullog seu) (Korean), Roblox (Latvian), Roblox (Lithuanian), Roblox (Luxembourgish), Roblox (Malay), Roblox (Maltese), Roblox (Polish), Roblox (Romanian), Roblox (Russian), Роблокс (Robloks) (Russian), Roblox (Scottish Gaelic), Roblox (Slovak), Roblox (Slovene), Roblox (Spanish), Roblox (Swedish), Roblox (Vietnamese), Roblox (Welsh)

Alternative forms

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