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English
Etymology
Blend of techno + festival; see Free tekno for notes on the spelling.
Noun
teknival (plural teknivals)
- A large free countercultural party with electronic music, typically held in Europe in the summer.
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French
Etymology
Blend of techno + festival
Pronunciation
Noun
teknival m (plural teknivals)
- teknival
2016 April 29, Cécile Bouanchaud, “Retour aux sources et clandestinité pour le Teknival”, in Le Monde.fr:Petits frères des « parties acid house » des années 1980, les free parties, littéralement « fêtes libres », naissent au Royaume-Uni, avant d’arriver en France en 1993. A cette époque, les premiers teknivals, présentés comme la vitrine des free parties, regroupent pas moins de 30 000 teufeurs.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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