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die Kinos

cinemas, movie theaters

In dieser Stadt gibt es viele Kinos.

There are many cinemas in this city.

Die neuen Kinos sind sehr modern.

The new cinemas are very modern.

ins Kino gehen to go to the cinema We're going to the cinema on Saturday.

Filmtheater (movie theatre), Lichtspielhaus (picture house)

Short for 'Kinematograph', from Greek 'kinema' (movement). It's related to the English word 'kinetic'.

Think of 'kinetic' energy for the 'moving' pictures on the screen. The word 'cinema' has the same root.

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