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Meaning of "minstrelsy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MINSTRELSY

minstrelsy  [ˈmɪnstrəlsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINSTRELSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minstrelsy 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 MINSTRELSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of minstrelsy in the English dictionary

The first definition of minstrelsy in the dictionary is the art of a minstrel. Other definition of minstrelsy is the poems, music, or songs of a minstrel. Minstrelsy is also a troupe of minstrels.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINSTRELSY


Anglesey
ˈæŋɡəlsɪ
Chelsea
ˈtʃɛlsɪ
colonelcy
ˈkɜːn əlsɪ
generalcy
ˈdʒɛnərəlsɪ
major-generalcy
ˈmeɪdʒəˈdʒenərəlsɪ
marshalcy
ˈmɑːʃəlsɪ
milsey
ˈmɪlsɪ
normalcy
ˈnɔːməlsɪ
tolsey
ˈtɒlsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINSTRELSY

minoxidil
minshuku
Minsk
minster
minstrel
minstrel gallery
minstrel show
minstrelsies
mint
mint bush
mint condition
mint julep
mint sauce
mint stamp
mint tea
mintage
minted
minter

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINSTRELSY

ballsy
Bell´s palsy
busy
cerebral palsy
classy
controversy
courtesy
daisy
easy
embassy
fantasy
glossy
Gypsy
messy
noisy
palsy
palsy-walsy
pussy
shaking palsy
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Synonyms and antonyms of minstrelsy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «minstrelsy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINSTRELSY

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

Translator English - Chinese

曲风
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juglaría
570 millions of speakers

English

minstrelsy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंधर्ववृत्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

minstrelsy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

менестрелей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minstrelsy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চারণগীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ménestrels
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minstrelsy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Minnesang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吟遊詩人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음유 악인의 연예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minstrelsy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điệu hát của minstrel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இசைவாணர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिन्स्ट्रेलसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşıklık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

musica dei menestrelli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

minstrelsy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

менестрелів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minstrelsy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

minstrelsy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minstreel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minstrelsy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minstrelsy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of minstrelsy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINSTRELSY»

The term «minstrelsy» is regularly used and occupies the 80.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINSTRELSY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «minstrelsy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «minstrelsy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINSTRELSY»

Discover the use of minstrelsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to minstrelsy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop
And, as the authors reveal, black minstrelsy remains deeply relevant to popular black entertainment, particularly in the work of contemporary artists like Dave Chappelle, Flavor Flav, Spike Lee, and Lil Wayne.
Yuval Taylor, Jake Austen, 2012
2
Burnt Cork: Traditions and Legacies of Blackface Minstrelsy
This collection of original essays brings together a group of prominent scholars of blackface performance to reflect on this complex and troublesome tradition.
Stephen Johnson, 2012
3
Inside the Minstrel Mask: Readings in Nineteenth-Century ...
A sourcebook of contemporary and historical commentary on America's first popular mass entertainment.
Annemarie Bean, James V. Hatch, Brooks McNamara, 1996
4
Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and ...
Behind the Burnt Cork Mask reassesses relationships between blackface comedy and other genres and traditions of Western theater; between the music of minstrel shows and its European sources; between blackface performance and socially ...
William John Mahar, 1999
5
Love & Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working ...
The most notable instances of this revisionism include Nathan Huggins's powerful chapter on minstrelsy in Harlem Renaissance (1971) and Toll's Blacking Up. These works can indeed be taken as representative of the reigning view of ...
Eric Lott, 2013
6
American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3
Purchase a copy of American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Fourth Edition, and receive a FREE MP3 download of over 50 music tracks featured in the text.
Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman, 2013
7
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border: Easyread Large Edition
A vast literary and commercial success, the book, "Minstrelsy of Scottish Border" consists of historical and romantic ballads. These were collected in southern counties of Scotland. The pieces in the book are founded on folk traditions.
Walter Scott, Sir, 2006
8
Uncle Tom Mania: Slavery, Minstrelsy, and Transatlantic ...
Tom-Mania looks at the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and the songs, plays, sketches, translations and imitations it inspired.
Sarah Meer, 2005
9
Minstrelsy and Murder: The Crisis of Southern Humor, 1835-1925
He focuses on the work of southern writers Augustus B. Longstreet, George Washington Harris, Charles Chesnutt, and Mark Twain, exploring a strain of regional humor that runs counter to the more familiar American comic tradition.
Andrew Silver, 2006
10
The Last “Darky”: Bert Williams, Black-on-Black Minstrelsy, ...
Louis Chude-Sokei contends that Williams’s blackface was not a display of internalized racism nor a submission to the expectations of the moment.
Louis Chude-Sokei, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINSTRELSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term minstrelsy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blackface performer: There's 'nothing racist' about raising money for …
Even though his passion for minstrelsy cost him his career in law enforcement, Berger said he is unrepentant. “If you are English and portraying ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
2
NYU Skirball Sets 2015-16 Season
... piece that takes a satirical look at the derogatory song and dance tradition of minstrelsy whole commenting on today's race-related events. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
Could LeBron James Be a Hollywood Leading Man?
So this all gets into the very-dangerous-in-the-USA territory of race and minstrelsy in basketball. The Harlem Globetrotters was a late-era ... «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
4
Counter-protesters join kimono fray at MFA
The museum is hastily pulling back on an event that protesters labeled a latter-day form of racist minstrelsy. Tensions, questions at reconfigured ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Nick Curtis: A famous venue closing is sad - but not a tragedy
Back then it was just him and his lute and me and my penny whistle, plying our minstrelsy for a hatful of pound notes and perhaps a pint at the ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
The Wilberforce Hotel's blackface is risky but it works
The Wilberforce Hotel, currently playing on the same stage, is a reminder that the racist form of entertainment known as minstrelsy wasn't only ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
7
Hall of Fame: Little Brother – The Minstrel Show
Like the history of minstrelsy itself, it does it a disservice to pretend that this album is a part of history, one that we cannot see, or one that we ... «Treble, Jul 15»
8
Take It From One of the Fab Five: Queer Eye Was Not “Minstrelsy
In this reference, Lowder dismisses Queer Eye as “minstrelsy,” which I consider a wholly undeserved smear. Let's recap what our show—and ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
9
MFA's kimono controversy should spark deeper conversation
... after complaints of stereotyping. The museum is hastily pulling back on an event that protesters labeled a latter-day form of racist minstrelsy. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
10
My View: A troubadour of early America
There was another minstrelsy troupe at that time that competed with the Christy Minstrels. This was none other than Bryant's Minstrels. But by ... «The Daily News Online, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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