eisteddfod

Noun

Meaning

Am assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a patriotic revival of the old custom.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

council commission congress assembly committee fete convention forum caucus levee concourse convocation housewarming ball meeting
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Antonyms

fork being group body human member
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Hypernyms

fete festival

Hyponyms

Royal National Eisteddfod

Related terms

eisteddfodwr

Derivatives

Eisteddfodau

Examples

At the last National Eisteddfod held in Aberdare in 1956 Mathonwy Hughes won the chair. Source: Internet

He continued to attend Castle Street Baptist Chapel in London, and to preside over the national eisteddfod at its Thursday session each summer. Source: Internet

Culture Caradog statue in Victoria Square Aberdare, during its boom years, was considered a centre of Welsh culture : it hosted the first National Eisteddfod in 1861, with which David Williams (Alaw Goch) was closely associated. Source: Internet

Nevertheless, at Fléchin he finished his National Eisteddfod entry and signed it “ Fleur de Lis ”. Source: Internet

Some notable theatre organisations in Ballarat include BLOC (Ballarat Light Opera Company) founded in 1959. citation Ballarat is also the home to Australia's oldest and largest annual performing arts eisteddfod. Source: Internet

Chair of the Local Eisteddfod Working Party Stephen Mason added: “Thanks to supportive local people, Brycheiniog and Maesyfed gave the rest of Wales the warmest of welcomes and showed everyone how much local talent we have. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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