mela
[mey-lah]
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noun (in India)
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
a throng of people.
Origin of mela
1790–1800; < Hindi < Sanskrit melā assembly, company
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Examples from the Web for mela
Historical Examples of mela
The Hindu Mela was an annual fair which had been instituted with the assistance of our house.
My ReminiscencesRabindranath Tagore
He told me he was going to a mela, to which I was also proceeding.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877James Kennedy
Effect of these discoveries upon the theories of Ptolemy and Mela.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)John Fiske.
The death of his father, Mela, was also stained with dishonour.
Darkness and DawnFrederic W. Farrar
Mela was looking after both of them, and trying to cheer them in a joyful excitement.
The March Family Trilogy, CompleteWilliam Dean Howells
mela
noun
Word Origin for mela
C19: Hindi, from Sanskrit mēlā an assembly, from mil to meet
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