Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Bonfire Night — can refer to a number of occasions:* Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November in the UK * St. John s Eve, on 23 June in Ireland * Bonfire Night on 11 July in Northern Ireland, precursor to The Twelfth * Bonfire Night, on the Queen s Birthday long weekend… … Wikipedia
bonfire night — bonfire .night Bonfire Night n [U] November 5th, when people in Britain light ↑fireworks and burn a ↑guy on a large outdoor fire = ↑Guy Fawkes night … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bonfire Night — noun effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night • Syn: ↑Guy Fawkes Night • Hypernyms: ↑November 5 * * * Bonfire night noun 5 November, Guy Fawkes night (see ↑guy2) • • • Main Entry: ↑bonfire … Useful english dictionary
Bonfire Night — British people celebrate Bonfire Night every year on 5 November in memory of a famous event in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. On 5 November 1605 a group of Roman Catholics planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament while King James I was… … Universalium
Bonfire 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
Bonfire 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
Bonfire Night — also bonfire night N UNCOUNT Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night. Syn: Guy Fawkes Night … English dictionary
bonfire night — see Bonfire Night … English dictionary
bonfire night — noun a celebration, on the 5th of November, to remember the failure of the gunpowder plot of 1605. Syn: Guy Fawkes night … Wiktionary
bonfire night — noun (singular) November 5th, when in Britain people light fireworks and burn a guy 1 (2) on a large outdoor fire; guy fawkes night 1 (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
