Tanabata

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proper noun

An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.

OriginJapanese 七夕 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An annual Japanese festival, starting on 7 July, celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair), said to be separated at other times by the Milky Way.

Origin

  1. Japanese七夕
  2. EnglishTanabata

From Japanese 七夕 (Tanabata).

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APA

Tanabata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanabata

MLA

“Tanabata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanabata. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tanabata,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanabata.

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