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Tanabata

Tanabata proper noun: an annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.

Proper noun

Tanabata

  1. An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.

Origin of Tanabata

From Japanese 七夕 (Tanabata).

Questions about Tanabata

What does Tanabata mean?
Tanabata means an annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.
What part of speech is Tanabata?
Tanabata is a proper noun.

Words near Tanabata in the dictionary

  1. Tan-shui
  2. Tan-tung
  3. Tan-y-Bwlch
  4. tana
  5. Tanabag
  6. Tanabata
  7. Tanabe
  8. Tanabu
  9. Tanacerin
  10. tanacetin
  11. Tanach

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