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Double Ninth Festival

Double Ninth Festival noun: a traditional Chinese holiday falling on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar.

Noun

Double Ninth Festival (plural Double Ninth Festivals)

  1. A traditional Chinese holiday falling on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar.
    • Before the double ninth festival [ninth day of ninth lunar month], Hsiangfen County, Shansi Province, saw a promising year--the output of all autumn grain crops increased 10 percent.1978 October 24 [1978 October 15], Ma Ho-ching, “Shansi Commune Rejects County Directive, Earns Greater Income”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 206, Foreign Broadcast...

Synonyms of Double Ninth Festival

Forms of Double Ninth Festival

pluralDouble Ninth Festivals

Origin of Double Ninth Festival

A calque of Chinese 重九 (Chóngjiǔ).

Questions about Double Ninth Festival

What does Double Ninth Festival mean?
Double Ninth Festival means a traditional Chinese holiday falling on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar.
What part of speech is Double Ninth Festival?
Double Ninth Festival is a noun.
What is the plural of Double Ninth Festival?
The plural of Double Ninth Festival is Double Ninth Festivals.

Words near Double Ninth Festival in the dictionary

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  4. double nelson
  5. double nelsons
  6. Double Ninth Festival
  7. double note
  8. double notes
  9. double number
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  11. Double Oak

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