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ceili

[keɪli]

ceili noun: a social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.

Noun

ceili (plural ceilis)

  1. A social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.

Forms of ceili

pluralceilis

Origin of ceili

Borrowed from Irish céilí (“Irish dancing session”), Scottish Gaelic ceilidh.

Questions about ceili

What does ceili mean?
Ceili means a social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.
What part of speech is ceili?
Ceili is a noun.
How do you pronounce ceili?
Ceili is pronounced [keɪli].
What is the plural of ceili?
The plural of ceili is ceilis.

Words near ceili in the dictionary

  1. ceil function
  2. ceil functions
  3. ceiled
  4. ceiler
  5. ceilers
  6. ceili
  7. ceilidh
  8. ceilidh dance
  9. ceilidh dances
  10. ceilidh house
  11. ceilidh houses

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