jamboree

jamboree
noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1864 1. a noisy or unrestrained carouse 2. a. a large festive gathering b. a national or international camping assembly of Boy Scouts 3. a long mixed program of entertainment

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  • Jamboree — may refer to:*Jamboree (Scouting), a large gathering of ScoutsIn entertainment:*WWVA Jamboree, a country music program aired since 1933 on WWVA (AM) **Jamboree in the Hills, an annual four day long country music festival held in Morristown, Ohio… …   Wikipedia

  • jamboree — [ ʒɑ̃bɔre; ʒambɔri ] n. m. • 1910; mot angl., du hindi ♦ Réunion internationale de scouts. ● jamboree nom masculin Réunion internationale de scouts. jamboree n. m. Réunion internationale de scouts. jamboree [ʒɑ̃bɔʀi] n. m. ÉTYM. 1910; mot angl.,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • jamboree — JAMBORÉE s.f. (În trecut) Reuniune făcută în tabără a unor organizaţii de cercetaşi (din mai multe ţări). [< fr., engl. jamboree]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 11.05.2005. Sursa: DN  JAMBORÉE s. f. 1. reuniune în tabără a unor organizaţii de… …   Dicționar Român

  • jamboree — 1866, represented as typical of American English, perhaps from JAM (Cf. jam) (n.) on pattern of shivaree [Barnhart]. For the second element, Weekley suggests Fr. bourree, a kind of rustic dance. Klein thinks the whole thing is of Hindu origin… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jamboree — Jam bo*ree , n. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. {Jambone}.] 1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. [Slang] Kipling. A Calcutta made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager s bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. W.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jamboree — m DEFINICIJA v. džembori …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • jamboree — [n] noisy celebration bash*, blowout*, ceremony, convention, festival, gathering, hoopla, jubilee, party, rally, revelry, shindig, wingding*; concept 377 …   New thesaurus

  • jamboree — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. dżembori] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. n ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} międzynarodowe spotkanie muzyków, turystów itp. {{/stl 7}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}2. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}}… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • jamboree — ► NOUN 1) a lavish or boisterous celebration or party. 2) a large rally of Scouts or Guides. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • jamboree — ☆ jamboree [jam΄bə rē′ ] n. [< ?] 1. a) a boisterous party or noisy revel b) a gathering or celebration, with planned entertainment 2. a national or international assembly of Boy Scouts …   English World dictionary

  • Jamboree — Das Wort Jamboree (englisch) wird international als Bezeichnung für Pfadfindergroßlager verwendet. Außerhalb der Pfadfinderbewegung wird der Begriff auch für Tanz und Musikveranstaltungen verwendet, wie dem „Summer Jamboree“ in Senigallia,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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