"nativity scene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nativity scenes [plural]
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  1. (Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account. Categories (topical): Christianity, Christmas Synonyms: crèche Related terms: nativity play Translations (nativity scene): jaiotza (Basque), belen (Basque), pessebre (Catalan), betlém (english: model) (Czech), kerststal (Dutch), kripo (Esperanto), staltrogo (Esperanto), jouluseimi (Finnish), seimi (Finnish), Crèche de Noël (French), crèche (French), presepi [masculine] (Friulian), Weihnachtskrippe [feminine] (German), Krippe [feminine] (German), φάτνη (fátni) [feminine] (Greek), betlehem (Hungarian), radharc bhreith Chríost [masculine] (Irish), presepe [masculine] (Italian), presepio [masculine] (Italian), गोटो (goṭo) (Konkani), praesepe (Latin), presepju [masculine] (Maltese), maxtura [feminine] (Maltese), grépia [feminine] (Occitan), presepi [masculine] (Occitan), presep [masculine] (Occitan), betlèm [masculine] (Occitan), betlejka [feminine] (Polish), szopka [feminine] (Polish), stajenka [feminine] (Polish), żłóbek [masculine] (Polish), presépio (Portuguese), рожде́ственский верте́п (roždéstvenskij vertép) [masculine] (Russian), belén [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), nacimiento [Chile, El-Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, masculine] (Spanish), pasito [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), pesebre [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, masculine] (Spanish), portal [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), julkrubba [common-gender] (Swedish), belen (Tagalog), hoạt cảnh giáng sinh (Vietnamese), cảnh máng cỏ (Vietnamese), golygfa'r Geni [feminine] (Welsh)

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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "nativity scene",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "julkrubba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "nativity scene",
      "word": "belen"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "nativity scene",
      "word": "hoạt cảnh giáng sinh"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "nativity scene",
      "word": "cảnh máng cỏ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "nativity scene",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "golygfa'r Geni"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nativity scene"
}

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