"Ekka" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Shortened from exhibition; the show was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition.",
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      "form": "the Ekka",
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          "ref": "1995, The Bulletin, numbers 5977-5985, page 98",
          "text": "The Queensland Chamber of Commerce questioned the Ekka (the Exhibition - Brisbane′s annual show) public holiday, complaining of loss of productivity.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2006, Andrew Stafford, Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden, page 231",
          "text": "Hundreds came to Rock Against The Queen (on the Queen's Birthday) or the Ekka (on Exhibition Day in August).",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Jennifer Clark, Aborigines & Activism: Race, Aborigines & the Coming of the Sixties to Australia, page 226",
          "text": "At this point the Exhibition Grounds remained the only reasonable choice but when the Queensland Royal National Association also refused permission, the Queensland Cabinet declared a State of Emergency in order to acquire the ground and to counter union boycotts which may have threatened the Ekka, the agricultural exhibition to be held in August.",
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        "The Royal Queensland Show."
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        "(Australia, Queensland, colloquial) The Royal Queensland Show."
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        "Royal Queensland Show"
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      "enpr": "ĕkə"
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  "word": "Ekka"
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    {
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Andrew Stafford, Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden, page 231",
          "text": "Hundreds came to Rock Against The Queen (on the Queen's Birthday) or the Ekka (on Exhibition Day in August).",
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        },
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          "ref": "2008, Jennifer Clark, Aborigines & Activism: Race, Aborigines & the Coming of the Sixties to Australia, page 226",
          "text": "At this point the Exhibition Grounds remained the only reasonable choice but when the Queensland Royal National Association also refused permission, the Queensland Cabinet declared a State of Emergency in order to acquire the ground and to counter union boycotts which may have threatened the Ekka, the agricultural exhibition to be held in August.",
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        "The Royal Queensland Show."
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        "(Australia, Queensland, colloquial) The Royal Queensland Show."
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        "Royal Queensland Show"
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