Guy Fawkes' Night

Guy Fawkes' Night
Guy Fawkes' Night [ ,gaı `fɔks ,naıt ]
in the U.K., the evening of November 5, when people light fires outside and have FIREWORKS. Guy Fawkes' Night is also called Bonfire Night.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Guy Fawkes Night — Mise à feu d’une effigie de Guy Fawkes Nom officiel Guy Fawkes Night Autre nom Bonfire Night Fireworks Night Plot Night …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — Guy Fawkes’ Night UK [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔːks ˌnaɪt] US [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔks ˌnaɪt] in the UK, the evening of 5th November, when people light fires outside and have fireworks . Guy Fawkes’ Night is also called Bonfire Night .… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — [ˌgaı ˈfo:ks naıt US ˈfo:ks ] n BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570 1606), one of the men who tried to blow up the English parliament in 1605] November 5th, when people in Britain light ↑fireworks and burn a ↑guy on a fire = ↑bonfire… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Guy Fawkes Night — Infobox Holiday holiday name=Guy Fawkes Night caption=Guy Fawkes nickname=Bonfire Night Cracker Night Fireworks Night observedby=United Kingdom and some of its former colonies date= Evening of the 5th of November observances=Bonfires, fireworks,… …   Wikipedia

  • Guy Fawkes Night — Die Schwarzpulververschwörer, Zeichnung von Crispijn van de Passe dem Älteren. Dritter von rechts: Guy Fawkes. Die Schießpulververschwörung (engl. Gunpowder Plot, seiner Zeit als Powder treason (Pulververrat) bekannt) war ein Versuch von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Guy Fawkes Night — noun effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night • Syn: ↑Bonfire Night • Hypernyms: ↑November 5 * * * Guy Fawkes night [Guy Fawkes night] [ˈɡaɪ fɔːks naɪt] [ˈɡaɪ fɔːks naɪt] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes Night — [[t]ga͟ɪ fɔːks naɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of… …   English dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — UK [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔːks ˌnaɪt] / US [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔks ˌnaɪt] in the UK, the evening of 5th November, when people light fires outside and have fireworks. Guy Fawkes Night is also called Bonfire Night …   English dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes Night — ➡ note at Bonfire Night. * * * …   Universalium

  • Guy Fawkes night — noun a celebration, on the 5th of November, to remember the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 Syn: bonfire night …   Wiktionary

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