"Ghost Dance" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Ghost Dance}} Ghost Dance
  1. A 19th-century religious movement, incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems, according to which performing a dance would reunite the living with spirits of the dead and bring prosperity and unity to native peoples. Categories (topical): Religion Translations (Translations): henkitanssi (Finnish), Geistertanz [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-Ghost_Dance-en-name-li0tuHT- Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31

Noun [English]

Forms: Ghost Dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Ghost Dance}} Ghost Dance (plural Ghost Dances)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ghost dance Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: ghost dance
    Sense id: en-Ghost_Dance-en-noun-C7TYOSaG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46

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