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bonfire society

bonfire society noun: a group of people who celebrate Bonfire Night by moving in procession through the streets of their town or village, and also participate in other smaller events throughout the rest of the year.

Noun

bonfire society (plural bonfire societies)

  1. (Sussex) A group of people who celebrate Bonfire Night by moving in procession through the streets of their town or village, and also participate in other smaller events throughout the rest of the year.

Forms of bonfire society

pluralbonfire societies

Questions about bonfire society

What does bonfire society mean?
Bonfire society means a group of people who celebrate Bonfire Night by moving in procession through the streets of their town or village, and also participate in other smaller events throughout the rest of the year.
What part of speech is bonfire society?
Bonfire society is a noun.
What is the plural of bonfire society?
The plural of bonfire society is bonfire societies.

Words near bonfire society in the dictionary

  1. bonfire boys
  2. Bonfire Island
  3. Bonfire Night
  4. bonfire of the vanities
  5. bonfire societies
  6. bonfire society
  7. bonfire toffee
  8. bonfire tree
  9. bonfired
  10. bonfirelike
  11. bonfires

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