BAFTA

See also: bafta

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æftə

Etymology 1

Acronym of British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which presents the awards.

Noun

BAFTA (plural BAFTAs)

  1. A mask sculpture, similar in purpose to an Oscar, awarded for excellence in film, television, etc.
    • 2023 February 21, Dan Heching, “Ariana DeBose ‘honestly loves’ the BAFTA memes but not the Twitter trolling”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 8 March 2023:
      Ariana DeBose is doing her “thing” and trying to roll with the punches after this weekend’s BAFTA Film Awards in London. […] Under a popular Instagram post rounding up some of the most amusing memes generated from her BAFTAs performance, the actress commented on Monday, “Honestly I love this.”

Etymology 2

Acronym of Baltic Free Trade Area.

Proper noun

BAFTA

  1. (historical) Former free trade area in Eastern Europe superseded by the EU in 2004.

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