jamboree
Americannoun
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a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment.
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a large gathering of members of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts, usually nationwide or international in scope (camporee ).
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any large gathering with a partylike atmosphere.
We're spotlighting aspects of each of the major December traditions—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa—to create one all-inclusive jamboree.
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a carousal; any noisy merrymaking.
noun
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a large and often international gathering of Scouts
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a party or spree
Etymology
Origin of jamboree
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; origin unknown
Example Sentences
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Around the grounds, superstar music acts, hip restaurant link-ups and family fun events have turned the Australian Open into the Glastonbury of tennis - a cultural jamboree blending sport, entertainment and food in one glamorous package.
From BBC
Climate change doesn’t point to “humanity’s demise,” the Microsoft philanthropist says in a splashy memo addressed to a forthcoming climate jamboree in Brazil.
Their opening night jamboree is a hit but things take a turn when an Irish immigrant vampire comes a-knockin’.
From Los Angeles Times
But honestly, spending time with Williams’ news cave jamboree wasn’t terrible.
From Salon
“We create a great jamboree event which the public love. But underneath it there’s a lot of swan’s legs paddling very fast. “
From BBC
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