"telco" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɛlˌkəʊ/ [UK] Forms: telcos [plural]
Etymology: From a blend of telephone + company. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|telephone|company|nocap=1}} blend of telephone + company Head templates: {{en-noun}} telco (plural telcos)
  1. (informal) A telecommunications company, a telecom. Tags: informal Hyponyms: cellco Translations (telephone company): puhelinyhtiö (Finnish), compagnie de téléphone [feminine] (French), opérateur [masculine] (French), opérateur téléphonique (French), Telefongesellschaft [feminine] (German), 電話会社 (denwa gaisha) (alt: でんわがいしゃ) (Japanese), телефо́нная компа́ния (telefónnaja kompánija) [feminine] (Russian), công ty viễn thông (Vietnamese), hãng viễn thông (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for telco meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)

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