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noun
A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: festival, fete
noun
a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Octoberfest
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Broader terms: lager, lager beer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octō Latin Octōberlbor. Middle High German octōber German Oktober Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1s Proto-Indo-European *dheh1stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin festumder. Middle High German fëst German Fest German Oktoberfestbor. English Oktoberfest Borrowed from German Oktoberfest.
