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Meanings of pageant in English

Catalan
pompa

A rich and spectacular ceremony.

pompa
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Examples for "pageantry"
Examples for "pageantry"
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But just how much work goes into the perfectly turned out pageantry?
BBC
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They sat in silence until the sunset pageantry had dimmed to twilight.
The Tyranny of Weakness
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The gigantic game of war rolled its red pageantry over Eastern fields.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
4
I joined a pageantry school and fell in love with this sport.
The South African
5
In that sense, all the solemn procession and pageantry was a sham.
How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
Usage of pageant in English
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Previous pageant titles: Five Model of the Year titles, Miss Joburg 2015.
The South African
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Previous pageant titles: Seven wins, including Miss New Orleans and Miss Rochester.
The South African
3
This year marked the 90th pageant in the history of Miss America.
Reuters
4
The results from the Florida state Miss America pageant are more meaningful.
Reuters
5
Previous pageant titles: Seven wins, including Miss Gauteng and Miss Teenage SA.
The South African
6
The monotony of the pageant was broken; something new was announcing itself.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
7
Greek and Bedouin fell silent, watching the laughing pageant in the garden.
Diane of the Green Van
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Procter & Gamble is the TV sponsor of the pageant every year.
The new yorker
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The book has forever closed upon the dreadful pageant of civil strife.
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
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The book has forever closed upon the dread pageant of civil strife.
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
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Miss Universe's crown has undergone many changes in the pageant's 65-year history.
Reuters
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The last pageant held in the US was as recent as 2017.
The South African
13
The Romans returned in triumphal procession and pageant to their own country.
The Promulgation of Universal Peace
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He dashed his hand across his forehead; but the pageant had disappeared.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
15
Andy reached the principal street just as the grand pageant went by.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
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I found the pageant in Cornhill taken down, which was pretty strange.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 17: July/August 1662
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Catalan
pompa
Pageant through the time
Pageant across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare
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