English Explanatory Dictionary

Nintendo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Japanese multinational company that develops, publishes and releases both video games and video game consoles.
noun
  1. A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
  2. Any video game console, especially by those not familiar with video games.
  3. Any popular product or activity.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Nintendo.wav /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/

Word forms

Nintendo Nintendos

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 任(にん)天(てん)堂(どう) (Nintendō).

Synonyms

Famicom NES

Derived words

GCN N64 NDS NES NGC Nintendinitis Nintendium Nintendocore Nintendo generation Nintendo hard Nintendo thumb Nintendrone Ninty NoA NS NSO SNES
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