🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

casa dei giochi

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaza dei dzhoki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lan House/læn haʊs/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La casa dei giochi è il posto ideale per incontrare amici."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A business establishment that provides computers and internet access for gaming and other online activities.

    "The local lan house was packed with gamers competing in the latest esports tournament."
  2. 2

    A venue where individuals can gather to play multiplayer video games over a local area network.

    "After school, we often hang out at the lan house to play together."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'lan house' is derived from the combination of 'LAN', which stands for Local Area Network, and 'house', indicating a place where such networks are utilized. The concept emerged in the late 20th century with the rise of personal computing and online gaming, particularly in Brazil and other countries where these establishments became popular for social gaming.

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