"Monte Carlo" meaning in English

See Monte Carlo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Monte (“mountain”) + Carlo (“Charles/Carl”). Named after Charles III of Monaco. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Monte Carlo
  1. A part of Monaco famous for its casinos. Translations (a part of Monaco): Montecarlu (Asturian), 蒙特卡洛 (Méngtèkǎluò) (Chinese Mandarin), Monte-Carlo [masculine] (French), Monte-Carlo [neuter] (German), モンテカルロ (Montekaruro) (Japanese), 몬테카를로 (Montekareullo) (Korean), Mont-Carlu (Ligurian), Montcarles (Occitan), Монте-Ка́рло (Montɛ-Kárlo) [masculine] (Russian), Montecarlo [masculine] (Spanish), مونتە كارلو (monte karlo) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-Monte_Carlo-en-name-M065zmFd Disambiguation of 'a part of Monaco': 100 0
  2. (statistics) Ellipsis of Monte Carlo method. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Monte Carlo method Derived forms: MCTS, Monte Carlo algorithm, Monte Carlo fallacy, Monte Carlo integration, Monte Carlo method, Monte Carlo option model, Monte Carlo tree search
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Noun

Forms: Monte Carlos [plural]
Etymology: Monte (“mountain”) + Carlo (“Charles/Carl”). Named after Charles III of Monaco. Head templates: {{en-noun|nolink=1}} Monte Carlo (plural Monte Carlos)
  1. A commonly served drink consisting of beer and grenadine.
    Sense id: en-Monte_Carlo-en-noun-spGHgyLE Categories (other): Beer Disambiguation of Beer: 15 26 58 1
  2. An informal dance competition, where contestants in one quarter of the floor are eliminated by a randomly drawn card representing the corner.
    Sense id: en-Monte_Carlo-en-noun-wB78bMMj

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