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smoking ceremony

smoking ceremony noun: an ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.

Noun

smoking ceremony (plural smoking ceremonies)

  1. (Australia) An ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.

Forms of smoking ceremony

pluralsmoking ceremonies

Questions about smoking ceremony

What does smoking ceremony mean?
Smoking ceremony means an ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.
What part of speech is smoking ceremony?
Smoking ceremony is a noun.
What is the plural of smoking ceremony?
The plural of smoking ceremony is smoking ceremonies.

Words near smoking ceremony in the dictionary

  1. smoking car
  2. smoking carriage
  3. smoking carriages
  4. smoking cars
  5. smoking ceremonies
  6. smoking ceremony
  7. smoking compartment
  8. smoking compartments
  9. smoking concert
  10. smoking dope
  11. smoking gun

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