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fête champêtre

[ fet shahn-pe-truh ]

noun

, French.
, plural fêtes cham·pê·tres [fet shah, n, -, pe, -t, r, uh].
  1. an outdoor festival or a garden party.


fête champêtre

/ fɛt ʃɑ̃pɛtrə /

noun

  1. a garden party, picnic, or similar outdoor entertainment
  2. Alsofête galantefɛt ɡalɑ̃t arts
    1. a genre of painting popular in France from the early 18th century, characterized by the depiction of figures in pastoral settings. Watteau was its most famous exponent
    2. a painting in this genre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fête champêtre1

C18: from French, literally: country festival
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Example Sentences

At evening we were invited to a fete champetre on a fine lake some forty miles north of the city and 800 feet elevated above it.

The Fete Champetre would fill volumes: by all accounts dull ones.

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