gala - Definition from the SPORT topic - DAILY LIFE

Topic: SPORT

Date:	1600-1700
Language:	Italian
Origin:	Old French gale 'fun and enjoyment'

gala
noun

ga‧la

See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

[countable]

1AP a public entertainment or performance to celebrate a special occasion

gala dinner/performance/night etc

Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM

the Society's Gala Dinner

Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM

a charity gala evening

2 British EnglishDS a sports competition, especially in swimming

Definition of gala from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic SPORT

Explore SPORT Topic

away(a) away(a) back ball block box(n) box(v) call(v) call(n) change course(n) course(v) cover cross(v) cross(n) dead down drive even event face fast field football form friendly full time game goal gold half home in international jump letter(n) letter(v) level manager mark match meeting net(n) net(v) out(a) out(n) pass(v) pass(n) PE period player point position post PT record ref return save(v) save(n) score(n) score(v) screen server service set sport start sub target time title tour track win

Show all entries from Topic: SPORT

Word of the Day

The SPORT
Word of the Day is:

Other related topics