Ostara

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proper noun

A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter.

OriginOld High German *Ôstara →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A pagan and Wiccan holiday celebrating the spring equinox, sometimes also called Eostre or Easter.

Origin

  1. Old High German*Ôstara
  2. EnglishOstara

Borrowed from reconstructed Old High German *Ôstara (German Ostern, Cimbrian Oastarn, Mòcheno Oastern, Hunsrik Oostre, Luxembourgish Ouschteren, East Central German Ustern). Related to English Easter, which see for some more information.

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APA

Ostara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostara

MLA

“Ostara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ostara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ostara.

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