"war dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war dance (plural war dances)
  1. (anthropology) A ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory, usually by a tribe. Categories (topical): Anthropology, Dances Synonyms: wardance Derived forms: weasel war dance Translations (ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory): πυρρίχη (purrhíkhē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 戰爭舞 (Chinese Mandarin), 战争舞 (zhànzhēngwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 戰陣舞 (Chinese Mandarin), 战阵舞 (zhànzhènwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 戰舞 (Chinese Mandarin), 战舞 (zhànwǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), sotatanssi (Finnish), danse de guerre [feminine] (French), danse guerrière [feminine] (French), danza de guerra [feminine] (Galician), Kriegstanz [masculine] (German), tripudium [neuter] (Latin), taniec wojenny [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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