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When I used to do the Edinburgh Festival, there was a bunch of guys selling fresh oysters and I'd eat ten daily - marvellous.
Paul Merton

Meaning of "Edinburgh Festival" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

Edinburgh Festival  [ˈɛdɪnbərə ˈfɛstɪv əl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

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Edinburgh Festival is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EDINBURGH FESTIVAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Edinburgh Festival

Edinburgh Festival

The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, each summer, mostly in August. Though the festivals are put on by various organisations unrelated to each other, and so are officially separate events, they are regarded by many visitors as part of the same event; and together they form the largest annual cultural festival in the world. The original, and still the largest, component festivals are the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the latter is in its own right larger than any other similar event in the world.

Definition of Edinburgh Festival in the English dictionary

The definition of Edinburgh Festival in the dictionary is the Edinburgh Festival an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EDINBURGH FESTIVAL


A-level
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accusatival
əˌkjuːzəˈtaɪv əl
achievable
əˈtʃiːvəb əl
adjustable
əˈdʒʌstəb əl
archival
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coastal
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collectible
kəˈlɛktəb əl
comptable
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cortical
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datival
deɪˈtaɪv əl
detachable
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detectable
dɪˈtɛktəb əl
developmental
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diminutival
dɪˌmɪnjʊˈtaɪv əl
divisional
dɪˈvɪʒən əl
downloadable
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editable
ˈɛdɪtəb əl
enjoyable
ɪnˈdʒɔɪəb əl
expandable
ɪkˈspændəb əl
foldable
ˈfəʊldəb əl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

Edict of Nantes
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edification
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edifier
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Edinburgh
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WORDS THAT END LIKE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

ablatival
adjectival
aestival
agentival
conjunctival
estival
festival
film festival
fringe festival
genitival
harvest festival
imperatival
infinitival
music festival
nominatival
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relatival
Spring Festival
substantival
survival

Synonyms and antonyms of Edinburgh Festival in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Edinburgh Festival» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

Find out the translation of Edinburgh Festival to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Edinburgh Festival from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Edinburgh Festival» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爱丁堡国际艺术节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Festival de Edimburgo
570 millions of speakers

English

Edinburgh Festival
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एडिनबर्ग समारोह
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مهرجان أدنبرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эдинбургский фестиваль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Festival de Edimburgo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এডিনবরা ফেস্টিভাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

festival d´Edimbourg
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Festival Edinburgh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Edinburgh Festival
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エディンバラ·フェスティバル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에딘버러 축제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Edinburgh Festival
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Liên hoan Edinburgh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடின்பர்க் விழா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एडिनबर्ग उत्सव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Edinburgh Festivali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Festival di Edimburgo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Edinburgh Festival
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Единбурзький фестиваль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Festivalul Edinburgh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φεστιβάλ του Εδιμβούργου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Edinburgh Festival
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Edinburgh Festival
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Edinburgh Festival
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Edinburgh Festival

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EDINBURGH FESTIVAL»

The term «Edinburgh Festival» is regularly used and occupies the 82.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EDINBURGH FESTIVAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Edinburgh Festival

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2 QUOTES WITH «EDINBURGH FESTIVAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Edinburgh Festival.
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Kenneth Cranham
I feel at home in Scotland and go back whenever I can. I've played the Edinburgh Festival twice, and I get the train across the Forth Bridge to Lochgelly, just to see it.
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Paul Merton
When I used to do the Edinburgh Festival, there was a bunch of guys selling fresh oysters and I'd eat ten daily - marvellous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EDINBURGH FESTIVAL»

Discover the use of Edinburgh Festival in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Edinburgh Festival and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Staging the UK
5 'Festivals overview', Edinburgh Festivals, www.edinburgh-festivals.com/ festivals.cfm (accessed September 2002); Michael Dale, Sore Throats and Overdrafts: An Illustrated Story of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Edinburgh: Precedent ...
Jen Harvie, 2005
2
The Edinburgh Festivals: Culture and Society in Postwar Britain
Edinburgh Festival: A Review of the First Ten Years of the Edinburgh International Festival, Its Aims and Its Origins, Its Achievements and Its Hopes for the Future (Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festival Society, 1956). Housing the Arts in Britain: ...
Angela Bartie, 2013
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Edinburgh
For the best part of August, Scotland's capital is completely transformed by the Edinburgh Festival. Every available performance space - from the city's grandest concert halls to pub courtyards - plays host to a packed programme of cultural ...
Rough Guides, Donald Reid, 2002
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Frommer's Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh Festival The world-famous Edinburgh Festival draws in visitors and performers from all over the globe in August. Their presence alone transforms this small city, making it feel like one of the most cosmopolitan-feeling communities ...
Barry Shelby, 2010
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Edinburgh and the Lothians, Scotland: Frommer's ShortCuts
At the end of July, just before Edinburgh's festival season kicks off in earnest, the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (0131/467-5200;www.edinburghjazzfestival. com), the largest of its kind in Britain, hosts around 120 concerts around the city.
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2011
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Frommer's Edinburgh and the Best of Glasgow Day By Day
See Edinburgh Festival Fringe Fruitmarket Gallery, 27 Full-day tours, 7–20 in Glasgow, 116–127 maps, 8, 12, 16–17. 16_9781119993032-bindex.indd 178 6_9781119993032-bindex.indd 178 10/4/11 1:38 PM 10/4/11 1:38 PM 178.
Barry Shelby, 2012
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Indian Cultural Heritage Perspective For Tourism
Hogmanay celebrations, International science festival, International book festival, Jazz festival and Film festival. The Edinburgh Festival provides a phenomenal six weeks of arts and culture in the city. Festival Director Brian McMaster said: We ...
‎2008
8
Events Management
November. London, EDComs. Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2002). Edinburgh Festival Fringe Annual Report 2002. Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2005). More About the Fringe 2004 Economic Impact Study ...
Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, Rob Harris, 2012
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Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Local ...
Edinburgh Festival Although there is no single Festival called 'the Edinburgh Festival', the term is shorthand for all of the discrete festivals which take place in Edinburgh from late July to early September, of which there are an impressive ...
OECD, 2008
10
The Facebook Guide for People Over 50
comiNYCFringe), as well as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society (www. facebook.comiedfringe; see Figure 8.10). Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society ' ArtslEntertamment/Nightlde Wall Edinburgh Festival Fringe._ - Top Posts Edinburgh ...
Paul McFedries, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EDINBURGH FESTIVAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Edinburgh Festival is used in the context of the following news items.
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New tenancy rules risk Edinburgh Festival
Scotland's radical changes to tenancy regulations could have a huge impact upon the ability of the private rental sector to accommodate future ... «Residentiallandlord.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Edinburgh Based Pickering's Gin Packs a Punch This Festival
Pickering's Gin, leading premium Edinburgh based gin, will be playing a prominent role throughout the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe this year. «Scotland Food and Drink, Jul 15»
3
Where to stay during Edinburgh Festivals
Organising travel accommodation can be a minefield at the best of times. Finding accommodation for Edinburgh Festivals is a royal pain if ... «The List, Jul 15»
4
Comedian swaps Edinburgh for Llangollen food festival
Silky, a regular favourite at the Edinburgh Festival, is already familiar with the venue but has never gigged in a kitchen before. “But I believe in ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
5
13 Edinburgh previews to catch before the festival starts
With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe looming ever closer, theatre companies are prepping their wares and testing their material around the ... «The Stage, Jul 15»
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Festival interview: Sarah Jane Morris
What's on · Film · Food & drink · Articles · Offers · Edinburgh Festival ... Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ... Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. «The List, Jun 15»
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John Lennon's nonsense poetry to be performed at the Edinburgh
John Lennon's nonsense poetry will be performed at the Edinburgh Festival after more than £5,000 was raised through a crowdfunding ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
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Singers wired in for Edinburgh festival opener
One by one, volunteers are undergoing tests on their brains, eyes, faces, vocal chords, and even the sound waves they emit when they break ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
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Edinburgh festival 2015: 10 comedy acts to watch
Edinburgh festival 2015: 10 comedy acts to watch. I'm expecting great or unusual things on the fringe from this selection of standups and sketch ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Edinburgh Festival Carnival on its way next month
The fourth Edinburgh Festival Carnival is limbering up for its biggest – and brightest – year yet! The parade will begin the festivities on 19 July, ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jun 15»

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