biennale

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noun

A biennial celebration or exhibition

OriginItalian biennale →
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Meanings

nounbiennale (plural biennales)

plural biennales

  1. A biennial celebration or exhibition

    In Venice for the 2005 biennale with the architect David Adjaye and the artist Olafur Eliasson. 6.

    2007 February 25, William Shaw, “We Are Not a Muse”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italianbiennale
  2. Italianbiennale
  3. Englishbiennale

Borrowed from Italian biennale.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雙年展 /双年展
  • 雙年展 /双年展 (shuāngniánzhǎn)a biennial celebration or exhibition
Finnish biennaali
  • biennaalia biennial celebration or exhibition
French biennale
  • biennalea biennial celebration or exhibition
German Biennale
  • Biennalea biennial celebration or exhibition
Hungarian biennálé
  • biennáléa biennial celebration or exhibition
Italian biennale
  • biennalea biennial celebration or exhibition
Japanese ビエンナーレ
  • ビエンナーレ (biennāre)a biennial celebration or exhibition
Korean 비엔날레
  • 비엔날레 (biennalle)a biennial celebration or exhibition
Polish biennale
  • biennalea biennial celebration or exhibition
Russian биенна́ле, бьенна́ле
  • биенна́ле (bijennále)a biennial celebration or exhibition
  • бьенна́ле (bʹjennále)a biennial celebration or exhibition
Swedish biennal
  • biennala biennial celebration or exhibition
Ukrainian бієна́ле, б'єна́ле
  • бієна́ле (bijenále)a biennial celebration or exhibition
  • б'єна́ле (bʺjenále)a biennial celebration or exhibition

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

biennale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biennale

MLA

“biennale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biennale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biennale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biennale.

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