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nativity_scene

nativity scene

English

Noun

nativity scene ‎(plural nativity scenes)

(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.

Related terms

nativity play

Synonyms

crèche, creche

Translations

nativity scene

Catalan: pessebre (ca)
Czech: betlém (cs) (model)
Dutch: kerststal (nl)
Finnish: jouluseimi, seimi (fi)
French: Crèche de Noël, crèche (fr)
German: Weihnachtskrippe (de) f, Krippe (de) f
Greek: φάτνη (el) f ‎(fátni)
Italian: presepe (it) m, presepio (it) m
Latin: praesepe (la)

Polish: betlejka (pl) f, szopka (pl) f, stajenka (pl) f, żłóbek (pl) m
Portuguese: presépio (pt)
Russian: рожде́ственский верте́п m ‎(roždéstvenskij vertép)
Spanish: belén (es) m, (Spain), nacimiento m (El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuelan standard usage), pesebre (es) m (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Northeastern Spain, Paraguay, Uruguay, Western Venezuela), portal m (Costa Rica)
Swedish: julkrubba c

References

"Nativity Scene" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.