Gala

Definitions

1. Pomp, show, or festivity.
   uncountable
2. A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
   historical
3. Galashiels, a town in Scotland.
   informal
4. A type of apple, a cross-pollination between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious.
5. Galashiels, a town in Scotland
6. A competition
7. A type of apple, a cross-pollination between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious
8. A showy and festive party.
   countable
9. Galatasaray S.K. (a Turkish sports club best known for its football team)
10. A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

Equivalents

Examples

“a swimming gala”

“(6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women. (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries …”

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