noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a Nativity play British English (= a play about the birth of Jesus, performed by children at Christmas )
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She was chosen to play Mary in the nativity play.
Nativity play
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the school’s Nativity play
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the importance of the Nativity
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another time he painted a scene of the angel appearing to the shepherds to tell them of the Nativity .
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Daley was enrolled in the elementary school at the Nativity Church, under the strict discipline of the nuns.
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He created the first Nativity scene in 1223.
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She made out a Nativity , but it was wrong.
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The Nativity Church was the center of the community, towering over the small homes.
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The Nativity , with Mary and Joseph bowing over a sleeping child.
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The houses are decorated above and beyond the call of Nativity .
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This time he was putting his heart into playing an angel in a Nativity play at the local church.