Meaning of festival | Babel Free
ˈfɛstɪvl̩Definitions
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A feast or feast day. countable, uncountable
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An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals. countable, uncountable
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In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god. countable, uncountable
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Fried cornbread. Caribbean, Jamaica, uncountable
Equivalents
Afrikaans
fees
Azərbaycanca
bayram
Беларуская
свята
বাংলা
উৎসব
བོད་སྐད
དུས་ཆེན
Català
festival
Cymraeg
gŵyl
Dansk
festival
Ελληνικά
φεστιβάλ
Esperanto
festivalo
Español
festival
Euskara
jai
Gaeilge
fleá
Gàidhlig
fèill
Íslenska
hátíð
ಕನ್ನಡ
ಹಬ್ಬ
Кыргызча
майрам
Lietuvių
festivalis
Latviešu
svētki
Монгол
баяр ёслол
සිංහල
උත්සවය
Shqip
festë
Svenska
festival
Kiswahili
tamasha
తెలుగు
పండుగ
Тоҷикӣ
ҷашн
Türkmençe
Baýram
ئۇيغۇرچە
بايرام
Oʻzbekcha
bayram
Examples
“All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place He chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.”
“The Reading and Leeds festivals take place on the August bank holiday.”
“A Welsh eisteddfod is a literary festival.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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