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kermesse

kermesse is the alternative form of kirmess.

Meaning of kirmess

Noun

kirmess (plural kirmesses)

  1. An outdoor festival and fair, originally in a German or Dutch-speaking country
  2. A social entertainment event similar to a fête or fair. It can be inside or outside, and often involves fundraising for religious purposes.

Forms of kermesse

pluralkermesses

Questions about kermesse

What is kermesse the alternative form of?
Kermesse is the alternative form of kirmess.

Words near kermesse in the dictionary

  1. kermesid
  2. kermesids
  3. kermesite
  4. kermesites
  5. kermess
  6. kermesse
  7. kermesses
  8. kermi
  9. kermis
  10. kermises
  11. Kermit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kermesse (page history and authors); kirmess (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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