"dinner party" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dinner parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dinner party (plural dinner parties)
  1. A relatively formal meal at which invited guests eat in the home of the host. Categories (topical): Parties Synonyms: guestmeal, dinner-party Derived forms: a revolution is not a dinner party, virtual dinner party Translations (A relatively formal guestmeal): ճաշկերույթ (čaškeruytʻ) (Armenian), dinā̀ [feminine] (Hausa), 晩餐会 (bansankai) (alt: ばんさんかい) (Japanese), concēnātiō [feminine] (Latin), polluctūra [feminine] (Latin), оройн зоог (orojn zoog) (Mongolian), ضیافت (ziyafet) (Ottoman Turkish)

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