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krewe
[ kroo ]
/ kru /
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noun
(especially in New Orleans) a private social club that sponsors balls, parades, etc., as part of the Mardi Gras festivities.
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Origin of krewe
Archaizing or fanciful spelling of crew1; generalized from the Mistick Krewe of Comus, the first such club, founded in New Orleans in 1857
Words nearby krewe
Kreon, kreplach, kretek, kreutzer, Kreutzer Sonata, krewe, Kreymborg, Krieg, kriegie, kriegspiel, Kriemhild
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