eisteddfod
Americannoun
plural
eisteddfods, eisteddfodaunoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of eisteddfod
1815–25; < Welsh: literally, session, equivalent to eistedd sitting + fod, variant (by lenition) of bod being
Example Sentences
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She was so proud of her association with the eisteddfod that Elizabeth once again visited the festival - this time as Queen in 1960, making history by becoming the first reigning monarch to attend.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022
"I remember the Aberporth eisteddfodau. If the eisteddfod didn't finish until 2am, it wasn't a worthwhile eisteddfod," she recalled.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2021
The musical reply came from the mighty Treorchy Male Choir, the winners of that year’s eisteddfod, and a group that traces its history back to 1883.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2017
On 5 October 1957, the Porthcawl Grand Pavilion filled with perhaps 5,000 people for the miners’ eisteddfod.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2017
Hence the Nonconformist Sunday school, the pulpit and the eisteddfod may be regarded as the most potent factors in resisting the inroads of English.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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