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- proper noun A large
street party held duringCarnival in the easternCaribbean region.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The traditional celebration, known as J'ouvert, has been the scene of numerous shootings in the past.
FOXNews.com 2011
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The team then converged as Brother High joined the gathering pre-parade J'ouvert festivities that meets in Grand Army Plaza and celebrates late into Labor Day Eve.
To Capture a Bracing Blowout Bruce Bennett 2011
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For J'ouvert, I was told to wear white clothes that can be thrown away because they will be ruined with mud, chocolate, paint, and oil by the J'ouvert revelers.
Teri Johnson: It's Time For Trinidad Carnival For 2012 Teri Johnson 2011
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"None of us had ever been to J'ouvert before," Mr. Lowe said.
To Capture a Bracing Blowout Bruce Bennett 2011
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The party began with J'ouvert which is a celebration and night-time street party in central Port-of-Spain that begins at 2 a.m. and ends around 8 a.m. which is just a few hours before the beginning of Carnival Monday.
Teri Johnson: It's Time For Trinidad Carnival For 2012 Teri Johnson 2011
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A Trinidadian Carnival tradition, J'ouvert incorporates satirical costumes mocking celebrities, politicians and contemporary issues in an ecstatic bacchanal with a different tempo and feel than the better-known daylight parade the following day.
To Capture a Bracing Blowout Bruce Bennett 2011
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The party began with J'ouvert which is a celebration and night-time street party in central Port-of-Spain that begins at 2 a.m. and ends around 8 a.m. which is just a few hours before the beginning of Carnival Monday.
Teri Johnson: It's Time For Trinidad Carnival For 2012 Teri Johnson 2011
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Night sequences in "Below the Brain" depicting J'ouvert revelry are among the film's most powerful.
To Capture a Bracing Blowout Bruce Bennett 2011
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For J'ouvert, I was told to wear white clothes that can be thrown away because they will be ruined with mud, chocolate, paint, and oil by the J'ouvert revelers.
Teri Johnson: It's Time For Trinidad Carnival For 2012 Teri Johnson 2011
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While many New Yorkers are aware of Monday's West Indian Day Parade, most have no knowledge of the pre-dawn, pre-parade party called "J'ouvert."
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