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CEILIDH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ceilidh mean?
• CEILIDH (noun)
The noun CEILIDH has 1 sense:
1. an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
Familiarity information: CEILIDH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("ceilidh" is a kind of...):
party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment)
Domain region:
Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)
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