russian bank

Thân thiện

Two players sit across from each other, each building their own russian bank.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A card game for two players: "Russian bank" is a specific type of card game, a variant of solitaire or patience, designed for two participants. Each player uses their own separate, standard 52-card deck.

Usage

• As a subject: "Russian bank is a challenging and strategic two-player game."
• As an object: "They learned how to play Russian bank from their grandmother."
• With modifiers: "A fast-paced game of Russian bank can last for hours."

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The term "Russian bank" refers exclusively to this specific two-player card game. It is not used in other contexts or as a metaphor.

Variants and Related Words

• Crapette: This is an alternative name for the same game.
• Solitaire: A general term for single-player card games of patience, of which Russian bank is a two-player variant.
• Patience: Another general term, primarily used in British English, for solitaire card games.

Synonyms

• Crapette: The direct synonym.
• Two-player solitaire: A descriptive synonym.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The term "Russian bank" has no other common meanings in English. It is not related to financial institutions or the country of Russia beyond the game's name.

Học thuật

Noun

1. solitaire with two players using separate packs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Russian bank
• crapette