"hen's party" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 hen's party.ogg [Australia] Forms: hen's parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hen's party (plural hen's parties)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A hen night. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-hen's_party-en-noun-hq7w-uFg Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

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