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dead yard

dead yard noun: a Caribbean funerary tradition, an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in African tradition. Friends and family visit the home of the deceased to share condolences and memories while singing hymns and eating food together.

Noun

dead yard (plural dead yards)

  1. A Caribbean funerary tradition, an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in African tradition. Friends and family visit the home of the deceased to share condolences and memories while singing hymns and eating food together.
    Synonyms:
    nine night

Synonyms of dead yard

Forms of dead yard

pluraldead yards

Questions about dead yard

What does dead yard mean?
Dead yard means a Caribbean funerary tradition, an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in African tradition. Friends and family visit the home of the deceased to share condolences and memories while singing hymns and eating food together.
What part of speech is dead yard?
Dead yard is a noun.
What is the plural of dead yard?
The plural of dead yard is dead yards.

Words near dead yard in the dictionary

  1. dead woman walking
  2. Dead Women Crossing
  3. dead women walking
  4. dead wood
  5. dead wrong
  6. dead yard
  7. dead yards
  8. dead zone
  9. dead zones
  10. dead's part
  11. dead-air space

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