fête

/feɪt/ noun [C]

Translation

ENTERTAINMENT UK › an event that is held outside and includes competitions, games, and things for sale

açık hava eğlencesi, şölen, cümbüş

a village fête 1453

CELEBRATION US › a special event to celebrate someone or something

özel kutlama/eğlence

1453

fête verb [T] › to publicly celebrate someone, often by having a special party

şölen düzenlemek, eğlence tertip etmek, ağırla(n)mak

[often passive] She was fêted by audiences all over the world.1006

(Definition of fête noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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