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PRONUNCIATION OF GHOST DANCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHOST DANCE

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Ghost dance is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GHOST DANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ghost Dance

The Ghost Dance was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. According to the prophet Jack Wilson 's teachings, proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with the spirits of the dead and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to native peoples throughout the region. The basis for the Ghost Dance, the circle dance, is a traditional ritual which has been used by many Native Americans since prehistoric times, but this new form was first practiced among the Nevada Paiute in 1889. The practice swept throughout much of the Western United States, quickly reaching areas of California and Oklahoma. As the Ghost Dance spread from its original source, Native American tribes synthesized selective aspects of the ritual with their own beliefs. This process often created change in both the society that integrated it, and in the ritual itself. The chief figure in the movement was the prophet of peace, Jack Wilson, known as Wovoka among the Paiute. He prophesied a peaceful end to white expansion while preaching goals of clean living, an honest life, and cross-cultural cooperation by Native Americans.

Definition of ghost dance in the English dictionary

The definition of ghost dance in the dictionary is a religious dance of certain North American Indians, connected with a political movement that looked to reunion with the dead and a return to an idealized state of affairs before Europeans came.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GHOST DANCE

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Synonyms and antonyms of ghost dance in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ghost dance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHOST DANCE

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Translator English - Chinese

鬼舞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

danza de los espíritus
570 millions of speakers

English

ghost dance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूत नृत्य
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رقصة الأشباح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

призрак танец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dança fantasma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুত নৃত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

danse de fantôme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tarian hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ghost Dance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴーストダンス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고스트 댄스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghost dance
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhảy ma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேய் நடனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूत नृत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hayalet dansı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ghost Dance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

taniec duchów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

привид танець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dans fantomă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χορού των φαντασμάτων
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Ghost Dance
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ghost dance
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Ghost Dance
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghost dance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHOST DANCE»

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The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890
A broad range of perspectives from Natives and non-Natives makes this book the most complete account and analysis of the Lakota ghost dance ever published.
Rani-Henrik Andersson, 2008
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Ghost Dance
Maso’s prose is repetitious and dreamlike, and her poetic images are sharp and evocative. Unconventional and intense, this novel tells a harrowing tale of the human search for love and understanding.” —Library Journal
Carole Maso, 2013
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Ghost Dance
Filming a documentary in Vermont, a fly fisherman hooks a corpse Lawton is a peaceful town, resting between the Bluekill River and the soaring heights of the Green Mountains.
Mark T. Sullivan, 2012
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Ghost dance
This is beautiful, articulate and memorable writing, with lovely descriptive touches and real creative and intellectual depth.
Douglas Wright, 2004
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Ghost Dance
With Ghost Dance, author John Norman brings the same vigor and passion of storytelling and imagination that enriches his classic Gor novels to a vivid story of historical upheaval and personal exploration.
John Norman, 2014
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Wovoka and the Ghost Dance
Indispensable for understanding the prophet behind the messianic movement, Wovoka and the Ghost Dance addresses for the first time basic questions about his message and This expanded edition includes a new chapter and appendices covering ...
Don Lynch, 1997
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The 1870 Ghost Dance
Du Bois produced this pioneering work in the field of ethnohistory while still under the tutelage of anthropologist Alfred Louis Kroeber.
Cora Alice Du Bois, 2007
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Ghost Dance
The Sematuse tribe's peaceful existence is challenged when several visitors inexplicably arrive in their hidden valley: Spotted Fawn; a lovely young girl lost and alone awakes to find herself in an unusual Indian village.
Gale Palmanteer, Kandis Palmanteer, 2009
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We Shall Live Again: The 1870 and 1890 Ghost Dance Movements ...
Asserts that the 1870 and 1890 Ghost Dance movements were deliberate efforts by American Indians to accomplish a demographic revitalization following their virtual demographic collapse.
Russell Thornton, Ernest Q. Campbell, 2006
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The Ghost Dance: Ethnohistory and Revitalization, Second Edition
In this fascinating ethnohistorical case study of North American Indians, the Ghost Dance religion is the backbone for Kehoes exploration of significant aspects of American Indian life and her quest to learn why some theories become popular ...
Alice Beck Kehoe, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHOST DANCE»

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Find your weekend fun in our events calendar
Ghost Dance.” Works in stone, steel and burnt wood by Tom Holmes. “Intimacy in the Digital Age.” Works by Sarah Allen Eagan. Opens July 11 ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
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Partner's injury spurs dancer's solo debut
He has his own project.” Koma's project, started this year, is a solo dance/art project, “The Ghost Festival.” In it, he performs “The Ghost Dance.”. «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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“We Need a New Skin Color”: The Racial Imagination of Dada
That imaginary racial other need not necessarily have been Maori; later, Rasula evokes “an aura of ghost dance religion in the nightly ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
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'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Mona Returns to Rosewood and Drops a …
She goes on and on about how she has been here before, and we're like, yeah, Spence, this is where you and Ali shared your first ghost dance ... «BuddyTV, Jun 15»
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Ten Great Modern Westerns
... the Lakota exile to Canada, the revival of the Ghost Dance, the Trail of Tears, the massacre at Wounded Knee and the murder of Sitting Bull. «LeftLion, Jun 15»
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From L.A. to Denver, Skyrider Is Always Looking for New Sounds
The most recent stop on that path is a new solo record, Ghost Dance, which was jointly released June 9 by local label Black Box Tapes (Sole's ... «Westword, Jun 15»
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Climate Change: Where Are The Artists?
Remember all those revolutions? ...the Dadaists and rock and roll, Charley Chaplin in The Great Dictator, the Ghost Dance at the end of the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Juneteenth: 150 years later; Black lives matter
Whether they were doing a Holy Ghost dance or a hustle appropriate for the times, our ancestors understood the magnitude of such a decree. «Rolling Out, Jun 15»
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Journey vs. Destination: Explore history, scenery and recreation in …
Guy V. Henry, leaves Fort Robinson for the Pine Ridge Agency in case the Sioux go to war as a result of their Ghost Dance ceremonies. «Bluff Country Reader, Jun 15»
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Historian to lecture on 'Ghost Dance'
In 1890, unable to accept harsh reservation conditions, the Lakota Sioux, starving, miserable and desperate, turned to the Ghost Dance religion ... «Times Herald-Record, May 15»

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