gala affair

A grand, lively, and festive social event. The company pulled out all the stops for the CEO's retirement party, turning the event into a gala affair.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Taj	-	Arabic
Mabyn	-	Welsh
Ivan	ee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)	Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En
Shawn	[ʃɔ:n]
Iwan	EE-wan (Welsh), EE-vahn (Polish)	Welsh, Polish
Edwin	ED-win (English), ED-win (Dutch), ED-vin (Dutch)	English, Dutch