"Wii" meaning in English

See Wii in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wiː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Wii.wav Forms: Wiis [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wii (plural Wiis)
  1. (video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system. Wikipedia link: Wii Categories (topical): Nintendo, Video games Derived forms: Mii, Wiimote Translations (video game console): وي (wy) (Arabic), Wii [feminine] (French), Wii [feminine] (German), Wii (Wii) (Japanese), ウィー (Wī) (Japanese), Wii [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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        "(video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system."
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    },
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    },
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