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ceilidh

 
Dictionary: cei·lidh   (') pronunciation

n.
An Irish or Scottish social gathering with traditional music, dancing, and storytelling.

[Irish Gaelic céilidhe, from Old Irish célide, visit, from céle, companion.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (Scotland or Ireland) an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - besøg, aftenunderholdning

Nederlands (Dutch)
feestelijke bijeenkomst (Schots/Iers)

Français (French)
n. - (Écosse, Ir) bal folklorique

Deutsch (German)
n. - zwangl. Treffen z. Musizieren, Tanzen, Singen u. Geschichtenerzählen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (σκοτ.) γλέντι με ιστορήσεις, μουσική, χορό και τραγούδι

Italiano (Italian)
festa con musiche e danze

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grupo (m) informal para cantar e dançar

Русский (Russian)
вечеринки (в Шотландии и Ирландии)

Español (Spanish)
n. - música, canto y baile en Escocia e Irlanda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - folkmusikfest (skotsk o irländsk)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在苏格兰或爱尔兰的非正式的歌舞晚会

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 在蘇格蘭或愛爾蘭的非正式的歌舞晚會

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스코틀랜드와 아일랜드에 있는 저녁 오락

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アイルランドやスコットランドの社交パーティー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حفله رقص و غناء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסיבה בה שרים, רוקדים ומספרים סיפורים‬


 
 
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