Gala vs. Promenade — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gala and Promenade
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Gala
A variety of apple with crisp fruit that has yellow skin streaked with red.
Promenade
A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.
Gala
A festive occasion, especially a lavish social event or entertainment.
Promenade
A public place for such walking.
Gala
Chiefly British An athletic competition, especially a swimming contest.
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Promenade
A formal dance; a ball.
Gala
Marked by lavish or festive celebration
A gala ball after the inaugural ceremony.
Promenade
A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.
Gala
Characterized by sumptuous social pleasure
The gala life of the very rich.
Promenade
A square-dance figure in which couples march counterclockwise in a circle.
Gala
Celebratory; festive.
Promenade
In ballet, a slow supported turn on one foot.
Gala
(uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
Promenade
To go on a leisurely walk.
Gala
A competition
A swimming gala
Promenade
To execute a promenade at a ball or in square dancing.
Gala
(countable) A showy and festive party.
Promenade
To take a promenade along or through
"[The] young women ... promenaded the streets in the cool of evening" (Charles Dickens).
Gala
A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
Promenade
To take or display on or as if on a promenade
Promenade a friend.
Promenade one's charms.
Gala
(historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
Promenade
(formal) A prom dance.
Gala
Pomp, show, or festivity.
Promenade
A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
Gala
A gay festivity
Promenade
A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
Gala
Offering fun and gaiety;
A gala ball after the inauguration
A festive (or festal) occasion
Gay and exciting night life
A merry evening
Promenade
A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
Promenade
To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
Promenade
To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.
Promenade
A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
Promenade
A place for walking; a public walk.
Promenade
To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
Promenade
A formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
Promenade
A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
Promenade
A square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
Promenade
A march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
Promenade
A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Promenade
March in a procession;
The veterans paraded down the street
Promenade
Take a leisurely walk;
The ladies promenaded along the beach
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