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fiesta

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fi·es·ta  (f-st)
n.
A festival or religious holiday, especially a saint's day celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries.

[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *fsta; see feast.]

fiesta
Noun
(esp. in Spain and Latin America) a religious festival or carnival [Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fiestafiesta - an elaborate party (often outdoors)
party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
luau - an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
potlatch - a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

fiesta
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fiesta
n fiesta [fiˈestə]
1 a (religious) holiday, especially in Roman Catholic countries. fiësta, fees; feestelikheidعيدрелигиозен празникsvátekfiesta; helligdagdie Fiestaθρησκευτική γιορτήfiesta, festividad, día festivopühaعید مذهبیjuhlafiestaחַג דָתִיधार्मिक त्यौहारcrkvena svetkovina(templom)búcsúhari besar(helgi)hátíð; frífesta, giorno di festa祭日축일fiesta, šventė(reliģiski) svētkihari kebesaranfeest(helgen)festświęto, świętowaniefestafiestaрелигиозный праздникsviatokpraznikfijestahelgdagงานเทศกาลทางศาสนาyortu, bayram宗教假日,聖日день святого (кого)ایک مذہبی چھٹی کا دنngày hội
2 a festival or celebration. fees, feestelikheidمَهْرَجان ديني، إحْتِفالтържествоslavnostfestdagdie Fiestaφιέσταfestividadpidustusedجشن؛ جشنوارهjuhlafiestaחַגपर्वदिनslavljeünnepperayaanskemmtun, hátíðahaldfesta, giorno di festa祝祭축제šventė, iškilmėssvētkiperayaanfeestfest, feiringfestiwalfestafiestaфиестаslávnosťpraznovanjefestivalfest, fiestaงานรื่นเริง; งานเฉลิมฉลองşenlik節日карнавалکوئی تہوارngày lễ; ngày hội

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Billed as the world's largest Cinco de Mayo celebration, Fiesta Broadway spread out over a 36-block downtown area along Broadway with live music, games and vendors.
Fiesta organizers hope to reclaim public spaces that in recent years have been occupied by violent gangs in the barrios.
Rinker's 300 Fiesta Vee is a good-looking, well-priced boat which generally offers more standard features than other models of this type.
 
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