CEILIDH meaning: Traditional Gaelic social dance gathering

We found 22 dictionaries that define the word ceilidh:

General (20 matching dictionaries)

ceilidh: Merriam-Webster
ceilidh: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
ceilidh: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
ceilidh: Collins English Dictionary
ceilidh: Vocabulary.com
Ceilidh, ceilidh: Wordnik
ceilidh: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
ceilidh: Wiktionary
ceilidh: Infoplease Dictionary
ceilidh: Dictionary.com
ceilidh: Online Etymology Dictionary
CEILIDH, Ceilidh: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
ceilidh: Rhymezone
ceilidh: Grandiloquent Dictionary
ceilidh: FreeDictionary.org
ceilidh: Mnemonic Dictionary
ceilidh: TheFreeDictionary.com
ceilidh: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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ceilidh: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
ceilidh: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  An informal social gathering, especially one where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling.
▸ verb:  To attend a ceilidh (noun sense 1).
▸ verb:  (dance) To dance a ceilidh dance.
▸ noun:  (dance) Short for ceilidh dance. [(dance) A type of Scottish dance involving set-step routines, traditionally engaged in at a ceilidh.]

Opposite:

non-gathering, non-party.

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Scottish, Irish, Cajun, Polka, Waltz, Swing, Jive, Mambo, Foxtrot, more...

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grand, real, traditional, irish, last, many, local

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