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laun·der·ette

 (lôn′də-rĕt′, län′-)
n.
A self-service laundry.
[launder + -ette.]
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Launderette

(ˌlɔːndəˈrɛt; lɔːnˈdrɛt)
n
Brit and NZ a commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines. Also called (US, Canadian, and NZ): Laundromat
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laun•der•ette

(ˌlɔn dəˈrɛt, ˌlɑn-)

also laun•drette

(-ˈdrɛt)

n.
a self-service laundry.
[1945–50; formerly a trademark]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.launderette - a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customerslaunderette - a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
Laundromat
laundry - workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
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Translations
prádelna
møntvaskeri
itsepalvelupesula
praonica rublja
コインランドリー
빨래방
ekspresna pralnica
tvätteri
ร้านซักผ้าด้วยเครื่องโดยใช้เหรียญหยอด
cửa hàng giặt ủi tự động

launderette

[ˌlɔːndəˈret] N → lavandería f automática
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Launderette®

launderette® [ˌlɔːndəˈrɛt] n (mainly British) → laverie f (automatique)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Launderette®

, laundrette
n (Brit) → Waschsalon m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

launderette

laundrette [ˌlɔːnd/əˈrɛt] laun£dro£mat [ˈlɔːndrəˌmæt] (Am) n → lavanderia (automatica)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

launderette

→ لاندريت® prádelna møntvaskeri Waschsalon πλυντήριο σελφ σέρβις lavandería automática itsepalvelupesula laverie praonica rublja lavanderia a gettoni コインランドリー 빨래방 wasserette automatvaskeri pralnia samoobsługowa lavandaria automática, lavanderia automática прачечная самообслуживания Launderette® tvätteri ร้านซักผ้าด้วยเครื่องโดยใช้เหรียญหยอด çamaşırhane cửa hàng giặt ủi tự động 自动洗衣店
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