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las fiestas patrias(
fyehs
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tahs
pah
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tryahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (holiday)
a. national holidays
Las escuelas y los bancos cierran cuando hay fiestas patrias.Schools and banks are closed on national holidays.
2. (celebration of independence) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
El 16 y el 18 de septiembre respectivamente, México y Chile celebran sus Fiestas Patrias.On September 16 and 18 respectively, Mexico and Chile celebrate their Independence Day.
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