Diwali

proper noun

Saydi-WAH-leeUS/dɪˈwɑli/UK/dɪˈwɑːli/

1 meaning of Diwali

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proper noun
A yearly festival of lights, held over several days in October and November.
Like the lights people put up at Christmas, but using small oil lamps.
We light small lamps all around the house during Diwali.
Our neighbors invited us to celebrate Diwali with their family.
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Origin

It comes from Hindi divālī, from a Sanskrit word meaning "row of lights."