DIWALI


Meaning of DIWALI in English

[ dɪ'wα:li ]

(also Divali )

■ noun a Hindu festival with lights, held in October and November to celebrate the end of the monsoon.

Origin

from Hindi dīvālī , from Sanskrit dīpāvali 'row of lights'.

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