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nightclub

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nightclub
nightclub /ˈnaɪtklʌb/ noun [countable]
a place where people go to dance and drink, which is open late at night
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people often say club rather than nightclub:
    Do want to go out to a club afterwards?
     
THESAURUS
    dance an organized social event where people to go dance: The dance will be held in the school gym.
    ball a large formal occasion where people dance: The University holds a ball at the end of June.
    prom a formal dance party for high school students, especially in the US, usually held at the end of a school year: Who’s your date for the prom?
    formal American English a dance at which you must wear formal clothes: He rented a tuxedo to wear to his company’s holiday formal.
    disco a place or social event where people dance to recorded popular music: She met Nick at a school disco.
    club/nightclub a place where people go at night to dance: We went out for dinner and then to a club.