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With a talented eye for lighting, Villarreal has installed statement pieces throughout the apartment that add warmth and drama, including a glittering 40-inch disco ball that illuminates the living room like a discotheque.—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Location Right in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, the nightclub was located in the city’s National District, which hosts various nightlife activities, including chic discotheques, hotels and upscale restaurants and bars.—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025 The basement, meanwhile, serves as a discotheque and games room dedicated to the concept of Play.—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024 Pitched up between the city's Central Business District and the green expanse of Lumpini Park, the 23-story modernist tower was Thailand's tallest building at the time, and the hotel drew in a high-society clientele with novelties such as a discotheque, ballrooms, and a top-floor restaurant.—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for discotheque
Word History
Etymology
French discothèque, from disque disk, record + -o- + -thèque (as in bibliothèque library)
from French discothèque "nightclub with music for dancing," from disque "phonograph record, disk" and -thèque (the same ending as in French bibliothèque "library")
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