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Meaning of Holi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.

Equivalents

বাংলা দোলযাত্রা
Ελληνικά Χόλι
Español holi
Français Holî
ગુજરાતી હોળી
हिन्दी फगुआ होली
Kurdî holî
മലയാളം ഹോലി
मराठी होळी
नेपाली होली
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ہولی
Português Holi
Русский Холи
Slovenčina holi
اردو ہولی

Examples

“At the Hoolie or Spring Festival, which happened in March, the Sepoys came round in procession, and exhibited anautch for our amusement in front of our bungalow, and a sort of play, the performers enacting the part of wild beasts.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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