war dance

English

Alternative forms

wardance

Noun

war dance (plural war dances)

(anthropology) A ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory, usually by a tribe.
- 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 20:
  There was a greyness in the east by the time we had completed the Navajo war dance on the front lawn.

Derived terms

weasel war dance

Translations

ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory

Chinese:
Mandarin: 戰爭舞／战争舞 (zhànzhēngwǔ), 戰陣舞／战阵舞 (zhànzhènwǔ), 戰舞／战舞 (zhànwǔ)
Finnish: sotatanssi
French: danse de guerre f, danse guerrière f
Galician: danza de guerra f
German: Kriegstanz m
Greek:
Ancient: πυρρίχη f (purrhíkhē)
Latin: tripudium n
Polish: taniec wojenny m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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