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famadihana

famadihana noun: a Madagascan ceremony in which a corpse is exhumed, wrapped in fresh cloth, and reburied, to the accompaniment of dancing.

Noun

famadihana (countable and uncountable, plural famadihanas)

  1. A Madagascan ceremony in which a corpse is exhumed, wrapped in fresh cloth, and reburied, to the accompaniment of dancing.

Forms of famadihana

pluralfamadihanas

Questions about famadihana

What does famadihana mean?
Famadihana means a Madagascan ceremony in which a corpse is exhumed, wrapped in fresh cloth, and reburied, to the accompaniment of dancing.
What part of speech is famadihana?
Famadihana is a noun.
What is the plural of famadihana?
The plural of famadihana is famadihanas.

Words near famadihana in the dictionary

  1. Fam.
  2. Fama
  3. fama clamosa
  4. famacide
  5. famacides
  6. famadihana
  7. famadihanas
  8. Famagusta
  9. famalam
  10. famalams
  11. Famatina tuco-tuco

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