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OKTOBERFEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oktoberfest mean?
• OKTOBERFEST (noun)
The noun OKTOBERFEST has 2 senses:
1. a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
2. an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
Familiarity information: OKTOBERFEST used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
Octoberfest; Oktoberfest
Hypernyms ("Oktoberfest" is a kind of...):
lager; lager beer (a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Oktoberfest" is a kind of...):
festival; fete (an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place))
Domain region:
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
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