Oktoberfest

English en: thumb Alternative forms en Octoberfest Etymology en :bor de:Oktoberfest + 1 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. en w:William Manchester Disturber of the Peace: The Life of H. L. Mencken 1951 143 These Oktoberfests always resulted in bitter physical complaints, (“My liver is swelled to the thickness of seven inches, and I have spiders in my urine”), but they served for him the same peculiar function that all-night country-club gin parties were serving elsewhere. en Assembly 1957 61 Joe Rogers writes that he and Jean are headed for Germany and are quite pleased with the prospect. They must have heard about these Oktoberfests. en The Bulletin 1960 8 This includes interpreters for many of the world’s languages and 50 dirndl-clad waitresses versed in the intricacies of serving at Munich Oktoberfests. Related terms en festbier sausagefest Translations festival Arabic: ar أُكْتُوبَرْفِسْت Czech: cs Oktoberfest Dutch: nl Oktoberfest n French: fr Oktoberfest f German: de Oktoberfest n Hungarian: hu Oktoberfest Italian: it Oktoberfest f Polish: pl Oktoberfest Portuguese: pt Oktoberfest f Romanian: ro Oktoberfest f Russian: ru Окто́берфест Spanish: es Oktoberfest f Turkish: tr Oktoberfest Ukrainian: uk Окто́берфест en Festivals German de: Etymology de :af Oktober<t:October> Fest<t:festival> From de Oktober October Fest festival. Pronunciation de /ɔkˈtoːbɐˌfɛst/ de De-Oktoberfest.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,(e)s 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. One of a number of much smaller festivals that have been organised in some other places of Germany and the world since the late 20th century, generally involving stereotypical elements of Bavarian culture. Declension n,(e)s Synonyms original festival in Munich de Wiesn Hypernyms de Voksfest Derived terms de Oktoberfestbier Further reading de Festivals Portuguese thumb|pt Oktoberfest em Igrejinha, Rio Grande do Sul Oktoberfest in Igrejinha, Rio Grande do Sul Etymology pt :ubor de:Oktoberfest + 1 Pronunciation ọki^^tôber-fésti^ Noun f Oktoberfests en Oktoberfest two-week public festival in Munich pt by extension a similar festival held in Brazil pt Oktober Related terms pt outubro festa Further reading pt pt Festivals