gala
noun/ˈɡɑːlə/
/ˈɡeɪlə/
- a special public celebration or entertainment
- a charity gala
- a gala dinner/night
- a gala performance
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- charity
- royal
- fund-raising
- …
- have
- hold
- host
- …
- celebration
- concert
- dinner
- …
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- (British English) a sports competition, especially in swimming
- a swimming gala
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- charity
- royal
- fund-raising
- …
- have
- hold
- host
- …
- celebration
- concert
- dinner
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘showy dress’): via Italian and Spanish from Old French gale ‘rejoicing’.
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