gala

[gey-luh, gal-uh, gah-luh] / ˈgeɪ lə, ˈgæl ə, ˈgɑ lə /

ADJECTIVE

celebratory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

festive joyful

STRONG

gay

WEAK

bright colorful convivial festal happy jovial merry

NOUN

festival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash celebration dance festivity fiesta function jamboree pageant prom shindig

STRONG

affair ball blast blowout carnival clambake do fete hop party roast stag to-do

WEAK

get-together moveable feast wingding

Example Sentences

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The 10-gallon hat comes from the Spanish phrase tan galan.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The Wiraduroi37 have numbai, 1, bula, 2, bula numbai, 3, bungu, 4, or many, and bungu galan or bian galan, 5, or very many.

From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard

Jael I take to be most probably a softened form of Gale, from a stem referred to A.S. galan, to sing.

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert

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