OKTOBERFEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oktoberfest mean? 

• OKTOBERFEST (noun)
  The noun OKTOBERFEST has 2 senses:

1. a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored

2. an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer

  Familiarity information: OKTOBERFEST used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OKTOBERFEST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

Octoberfest; Oktoberfest

Hypernyms ("Oktoberfest" is a kind of...):

lager; lager beer (a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("Oktoberfest" is a kind of...):

festival; fete (an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place))

Domain region:

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)