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ghost dance

ghost dance (plural ghost danc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Native N American dance: a religious dance of Native North Americans, performed with the supposed participation of the spirits of all the Native North Americans murdered by the European immigrants

2. Native N American religious movement: a religious movement, widely spread among Plains Native American peoples in North America in the late 19th century, that promised the revival of traditional Native North American culture

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