Diwali

proper noun

Saydi-WAH-leeUS/dɪˈwɑli/UK/dɪˈwɑːli/

1 meaning of Diwali

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proper noun
The festival of lights, celebrated over several days each year in October or November with lamps and fireworks.
Families clean their homes and light rows of lamps to welcome Diwali.
The city's Diwali celebrations filled the night sky with fireworks.
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Origin

Borrowed from Hindi दिवाली (divālī), from Sanskrit दीपावलि (dīpāvali), literally "row of lights," from दीप (dīpa, "light") plus आवलि (āvali, "series, line, row"). It is a doublet of Deepavali.