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lion dance

lion dance noun: a traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume.

lion dance: a traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume
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Noun

lion dance (plural lion dances)

  1. A traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume.

lion dance meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

lion dance in Arabic

Chinese dance
رَقَص الأَسَد raqaṣ al-ʔasad

lion dance in Malay

Chinese dance
tarian singa

lion dance in Indonesian

Chinese dance
barongsai

lion dance in Thai

Chinese dance
การเชิดสิงโต gaan-chə̂ət sǐng-dtoo
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lion dance in Vietnamese
múa lân, múa sư tử, múa lân-sư-rồng

Forms of lion dance

plurallion dances

Origin of lion dance

Calque from Chinese 獅子舞／狮子舞 (shīziwǔ).

Questions about lion dance

What does lion dance mean?
Lion dance means a traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume.
What is lion dance in Arabic?
Lion dance in Arabic is رَقَص الأَسَد (raqaṣ al-ʔasad). See Lion dance meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is lion dance?
Lion dance is a noun.
What is the plural of lion dance?
The plural of lion dance is lion dances.

Words near lion dance in the dictionary

  1. Lion City
  2. lion cub
  3. lion cubs
  4. lion cut
  5. lion cuts
  6. lion dance
  7. lion dances
  8. lion diet
  9. lion diets
  10. lion dog
  11. lion dogs

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