fete champetre
- noun
- /feɪt ʃɑːmˈpɛtr/
- Archaic
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fête champêtre
- Inspired by 18th-century tradition, the estate hosted a charming fete champetre last summer.
Examples
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The annual museum fundraiser was a lavish fete champetre held in the sculpture garden.
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Guests strolled among the orchards during the fete champetre, enjoying music and refreshments.
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They organized a grand fete champetre in the countryside.
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The fete champetre was attended by many local families.
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Guests strolled among the orchards during the fete champetre, enjoying music and refreshments.
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Inspired by 18th-century tradition, the estate hosted a charming fete champetre last summer.
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The annual museum fundraiser was a lavish fete champetre held in the sculpture garden.
Synonyms
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1.0
An event with many shows like music or theatre
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3.1
A public party with music, food, and events
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2.3
An outdoor social event in a garden with food, drink, and music
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6.5
A public event with music, games, and food to raise money
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9.9
A local festival with music, food, and market stalls
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2.4
A party on a grass area where people have drinks and play games
A day to celebrate with music, food and games
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
fete + champetre
Given knowledge of the constituents, the meaning is directly compositional: 'fete' = festival and 'champetre' (French champêtre) = rural/countryside, so the phrase denotes a countryside/outdoor festival. Although this is a French loan, the internal logic matches cross-linguistic patterns (e.g. fiesta campestre) and is therefore readily inferable by learners who know both parts.
Etymology
Fete champetre comes from French words fete ('party') and champetre ('country'). One simple picture is rich people in the 1700s dressing like country folk and having music, food, and dancing outdoors, so the phrase means 'a fancy outdoor party'.