Woodstock
[ wood-stok ]
/ ˈwʊdˌstɒk /
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noun
a town in northeastern Illinois.
a rock music festival held in August of 1969 in Bethel, N.Y., a town near Woodstock, N.Y.
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What Are The Words That Defined Woodstock?
Woodstock '69 was one of the biggest festivals of our time. And there were many words to describe it. So, we found some people who attended the original Woodstock and they gave us the words they believe define it.
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British Dictionary definitions for Woodstock
Woodstock
/ (ˈwʊdstɒk) /
noun
a town in New York State, the site of a large rock festival in August 1969. Pop: 6253 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for Woodstock
Woodstock
A village in New York state, where some 400,000 young people assembled in 1969 for a rock music festival.
notes for Woodstock
The size of the crowd and the prevalence of hippie dress and customs led to use of the term Woodstock nation to indicate the youth counterculture of the late 1960s.
notes for Woodstock
The term Woodstock is now used loosely to mean a large, impromptu gathering.
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