Zoo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Related terms 3 German 3.1 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 4.2 Related terms 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun 5.2 Related terms

English

Etymology

Shortened form of zoological garden, and now the usual form. See zoology.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /zuː/

Noun

Zoo (plural Zoos)

1. A park where live animals are exhibited.
2. (figurative): Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.

   The shopping center was a zoo the week before Christmas.

Translations

park where live animals are exhibited

Arabic: حديقة الحيوانات (ħadíeqat al-ħayawaná:t) f. Bosnian: zoološki vrt m. Chinese: 动物园 (dòng wù yuán) Dutch: dierentuin Estonian: loomaaed Finnish: eläintarha French: zoo m. German: Zoo m., Tiergarten m., Tierpark m. Italian: zoo m. Japanese: 動物園 (dōbutsuen) Korean: 동물원 (dongmulweon)

Persian: باغ وحش (baghe vahsh) Portuguese: zoológico m., jardim zoológico m. Russian: зоопарк (zoopárk) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: зоолошки врт m. Latin: zoološki vrt m. Slovak: zoologická záhrada f. Slovene: živalski vrt m. Spanish: zoo m., jardín zoo m., zoológico m. Swedish: Zoo, djurpark

Related terms

• zoo-
• zoologist
• zoology

See also

• Wikipedia article on Zoo

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French

Noun

zoo m.

1. zoo

Related terms

• jardin zoologique

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German

Noun

Zoo m.

1. zoo

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Italian

Noun

zoo m.

1. zoo

Related terms

• giardino zoologico

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Spanish

Noun

zoo m.

1. zoo

Related terms

• zoológicozh-min-nan:zoo

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