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[ mon -tee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɒn ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Cards . Also called monte bank . a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
three-card monte (def. 1).
Origin of monte 1815–25; <Spanish: mountain, hence, heap (of cards); see mount2
Words nearby monte Mont Cenis, Mont Cervin, Montclair, Mont-de-Marsan, mont-de-piété, monte , Monte Albán, Montebello, Monte Bianco, montebrasite, Monte Carlo
Definition for monte (2 of 2) [ mon -tee ] SHOW IPA
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Example sentences from the Web for monte On Sunday, November 2, Their Royal Highnesses will begin their visit to Mexico in the town of Real del Monte .
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Yeah, like Kathmandu and Monte Carlo, Maine and Monrovia, Harold had been to Vegas before.
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She married Kenneth Dear, a businessman, in 1964, and after his retirement they moved to Malta, then Monte Carlo.
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Newton shot the photos in Monte Carlo—where he lived—and the Tuscan countryside.
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Prisoners around the world have said that reading The Count of Monte Cristo helped them get through their ordeal.
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At that moment the revolving searchlight on Monte Mario passed over the room.
The Eternal City | Hall Caine
Rita Dresden married Monte Irvin in the spring and bade farewell to the stage.
And it's much more convenient for us not to go to Monte Carlo, on other people's business.
The Guests Of Hercules | C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Nor do we here refer to the public casinos of France and Monte Carlo, where at worst one is playing against about 2½ per cent.
London in the Sixties | One of the Old Brigade
Some Monte Carlo, such as a club might be with stakes practically unlimited, was the first desire of his heart.
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British Dictionary definitions for monte noun a gambling card game of Spanish origin
Australian informal a certainty
Word Origin for monte C19: from Spanish: mountain, hence pile of cards
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