Eid (noun)
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Either of two Islamic festivals, Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha.
First recorded in 1695–1700; from Arabic ʿīd “festival, feast,” from Aramaic ʿed “day of assembly, feast day, festival”
Example sentences
“It’s eid here today in Macedonia, and the calls of adhan from the mosques and celebrations have been lively.”
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