gala

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Celebratory; festive.

Noun

1. 1
   Pomp, show, or festivity.
2. 2
   A competition
3. 3
   A showy and festive party.
4. 4
   A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
5. 5
   A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
6. 6
   A type of apple, a cross-pollination between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious.

Proper noun

1. 1
   Galashiels, a town in Scotland.
2. 2
   Galatasaray S.K. (a Turkish sports club best known for its football team)