Definition
Originally a small movie theater charging five cents admission in the early 1900s. Now primarily known as a children's television network.
Etymology
Combination of 'nickel' (the five-cent coin) and 'odeon' (from Greek odeion, meaning a roofed theater for musical performances). The term emerged around 1905 when these small, affordable movie houses became popular entertainment venues for working-class Americans.
Kelly Says
The humble nickelodeon theaters were the birthplace of American cinema culture, democratizing entertainment by making movies affordable for everyone, not just the wealthy who could afford legitimate theaters. These tiny venues, often converted storefronts, launched the careers of early film stars and established movies as mass entertainment.
Translations
ARالعربية
نيكلوديون
ni-klo-dee-on
BNবাংলা
নিকেলোডিয়ান
ni-ke-lo-dee-an
CACatalà
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
CSČeština
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
DADansk
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
DEDeutsch
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
ELΕλληνικά
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
ESEspañol
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
FAفارسی
نیکلودئون
ni-klo-de-on
FISuomi
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
FRFrançais
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
GUGU
નિક્કેલોડીયન
nik-ke-lo-dee-an
HAHA
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
HEעברית
ניקלודיאון
nik-el-o-dee-on
HIहिन्दी
निकेलोडियन
ni-ke-lo-dee-an
HUMagyar
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
IDBahasa Indonesia
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
IGIG
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
ITItaliano
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
JA日本語
ニコロデオン
ni-ko-ro-de-on
KKKK
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
KMKM
និកូឡូឌីអន
nik-o-lo-dee-on
KO한국어
니켈로디언
ni-kel-lo-di-eon
MRMR
निकेलोडियन
ni-ke-lo-dee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
MYမြန်မာ
နစ်ကယ်လodeon
nit-ka-el-o-dee-on
NLNederlands
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
NONorsk
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
PAPA
ਨਿਕੇਲੋਡੀਅਨ
ni-ke-lo-dee-an
PLPolski
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
PTPortuguês
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
RORomână
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
RUРусский
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
SVSvenska
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
SWKiswahili
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
TAதமிழ்
நிக்கலோடியன்
ni-ka-lo-dee-an
TEతెలుగు
నికెలోడియన్
ni-ke-lo-dee-an
THไทย
นิคคิโลเดียน
nik-ki-lo-dee-an
TLTL
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
TRTürkçe
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
UKУкраїнська
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
URاردو
نیکلودین
ni-ke-lo-deen
VITiếng Việt
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
YOYO
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on
ZUZU
Nickelodeon
nik-el-o-dee-on