- Guy Fawkes Day
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/guy" fawks"/(in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes. Cf. Gunpowder Plot.
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Guy Fawkes Day
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Guy Fawkes Day — Guy′ Fawkes′ Day [[t]ˈgaɪ ˈfɔks[/t]] n. why (in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes Compare Gunpowder Plot … From formal English to slang
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Guy Fawkes Day — Die Schwarzpulververschwörer, Zeichnung von Crispijn van de Passe dem Älteren. Dritter von rechts: Guy Fawkes. Die Schießpulververschwörung (engl. Gunpowder Plot, seiner Zeit als Powder treason (Pulververrat) bekannt) war ein Versuch von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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