nativity scene

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nativity scene

noun nativity scenes

  1. A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account. In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed aroun

    Similar: crèche, crib

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noun nativity scene

Españolbelén, nacimiento, pasito, pesebre, portal
Portuguêspresépio
FrançaisCrèche de Noël, crèche
DeutschWeihnachtskrippe, Krippe
Italianopresepe, presepio
Ελληνικάφάτνη fátni
Русскийрожде́ственский верте́п roždéstvenskij vertép
Tiếng Việthoạt cảnh giáng sinh, cảnh máng cỏ

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@misc{nativity_scene_2026,
  title = {nativity scene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nativity%20scene},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}