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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Di·o·ny·sia /ˌdaɪəˈnɪʒiə, ˈni, ʃi, zi, si-/
 酒神節;狂歡節

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Di·o·ny·si·a n. pl.  Class. Antiq. Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Dionysia
      n : an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus
          (= Bacchus) [syn: Bacchanalia]