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Nickanan Night

Nickanan Night proper noun: a traditional Cornish feast, held on the Monday before Lent, during which local youths would undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes.

Proper noun

Nickanan Night

  1. A traditional Cornish feast, held on the Monday before Lent, during which local youths would undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes.

Questions about Nickanan Night

What does Nickanan Night mean?
Nickanan Night means a traditional Cornish feast, held on the Monday before Lent, during which local youths would undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes.
What part of speech is Nickanan Night?
Nickanan Night is a proper noun.

Words near Nickanan Night in the dictionary

  1. nick-of-time
  2. nick-time
  3. nicka
  4. nickable
  5. Nickalls
  6. Nickanan Night
  7. nickar
  8. nickar nut
  9. nickar nuts
  10. nickar tree
  11. nickars

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