"Minecraft" meaning in English

See Minecraft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/ [General-American], /ˈmaɪnˌkɹɐːft/ [General-Australian], /ˈmaɪnˌkɹɑːft/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: Minecraft en-AU.ogg
Rhymes: -æft, -ɑːft Etymology: Compound of mine + craft; coined by Paul Eres in May 2009, a member of the TIGSource Forums. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|mine#Etymology 2|craft}} Compound of mine + craft, {{coinage|en|Paul Eres|in=May 2009|nocap=1|nocat=1|w=-}} coined by Paul Eres in May 2009 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Minecraft
  1. (video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items and build structures. Categories (topical): Video games, Minecraft Synonyms: MC Derived forms: in Minecraft, MC, MCPE, Minecrafter, Minecraftian, Minecrafty, the craft Translations (the game Minecraft): Майнкрафт (Majnkraft) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 我的世界 (Wǒ de Shìjiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 當個創世神 (Chinese Mandarin), 当个创世神 (Dāng ge Chuàngshì Shén) (Chinese Mandarin), Minecraft [masculine] (Czech), Minecraft (Danish), Minecraft [neuter] (Dutch), Minecraft (Finnish), Minecraft [feminine, masculine] (French), minecraft (French), Minecraft [neuter] (German), माइनक्राफ़्ट (māinkrāfṭ) (Hindi), Minecraft (Icelandic), Minecraft (Italian), マインクラフト (Mainkurafuto) (Japanese), マイクラ (Maikura) (Japanese), 마인크래프트 (Mainkeuraepeuteu) (Korean), Mahimaina (Maori), माइनक्राफ्ट (māinakrāphṭa) [masculine] (Marathi), Minecraft (Norwegian), Minecraft [masculine] (Polish), Minecraft [masculine] (Portuguese), майнкрафт (majnkraft) [masculine] (Russian), Minecraft (Swedish), Minecraft (Turkish), майнкрафт (majnkraft) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Minecraft (Vietnamese)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/ [General-American], /ˈmaɪnˌkɹɐːft/ [General-Australian], /ˈmaɪnˌkɹɑːft/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: Minecraft en-AU.ogg Forms: Minecrafts [present, singular, third-person], Minecrafting [participle, present], Minecrafted [participle, past], Minecrafted [past]
Rhymes: -æft, -ɑːft Etymology: Compound of mine + craft; coined by Paul Eres in May 2009, a member of the TIGSource Forums. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|mine#Etymology 2|craft}} Compound of mine + craft, {{coinage|en|Paul Eres|in=May 2009|nocap=1|nocat=1|w=-}} coined by Paul Eres in May 2009 Head templates: {{en-verb}} Minecraft (third-person singular simple present Minecrafts, present participle Minecrafting, simple past and past participle Minecrafted)
  1. (intransitive) To play the videogame Minecraft. Tags: intransitive
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