holiday

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holiday

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

holiday (plural holidays) (deprecated template usage) (chiefly British)

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
Today is a Wiccan holiday!
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
A period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure.
A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university.
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A period taken off work or study for travel or leisure.
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Synonyms

(day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed): feast day (celebratory religious event)
(day declared free from work by the government): Bank Holiday (UK), national holiday
(period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure): leave, time off
(period taken off work or study for travel): vacation (US)
(gap in coverage): lacuna

Derived terms

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Translations

day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed

Albanian: festë f
Arabic: عِيد m (ʕīd)
Armenian: տոն (ton)
Aromanian: sãrbãtoari f
Azeri: bayram (az)
Bashkir: байрам (bayram), ғәйет (ğəyet)
Belarusian: свя́та n (svjáta)
Bengali: ছুটির দিন (chuţir din)
Bulgarian: пра́зник (bg) m (práznik)
Catalan: festa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 節日／节日 (zh) (jiérì), 节日 (jiérì), 節慶／节庆 (zh) (jiéqìng), 节庆 (jiéqìng)
Chuvash: уяв (ujav)
Crimean Tatar: bayram
Czech: svátek (cs) m
Danish: helligdag c
Dutch: feestdag (nl) m
Esperanto: festotago
Estonian: püha
Finnish: juhlapäivä (fi), pyhäpäivä (fi)
French: fête (fr) f
Georgian: დღესასწაული (dɣesasc̣auli)
German: Feiertag (de) m
Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí)
Hebrew: חַג (he) m (khag)
Hindi: चुट्टी f (chuṭṭī), ईद f (īd) (Muslim)
Hungarian: ünnepnap (hu)
Icelandic: helgidagur (is) m
Irish: lá saoire m
Italian: giorno festivo m
Japanese: 祭日 (さいじつ, saijitsu), 祭り (まつり, matsuri)
Kazakh: мейрам (meiram), айт (ait)
Khmer: ថ្ងៃឈប់សម្រាក (tŋay cʰup sɑmraak)
Korean: 축제일 (ko)
Kurdish:
Sorani: جەژن (cejn)
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Kyrgyz: майрам (mayram), айт (ayt)
Lao: ມື້ພັກ (lo) (mư̄ phak)
Latin: feria, festum
Macedonian: празник m (praznik)
Maltese: jum il-festa
Manx: feaill f, feailley f
Mongolian: баяр (bajar)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: helligdag m

Nynorsk: heilagdag m
Persian: عید (fa) ('eyd)
Polish: święto (pl) n
Portuguese: feriado (pt) m
Romanian: sărbătoare (ro) f
Russian: пра́здник (ru) m (prázdnik)
Scottish Gaelic: latha-fèille m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: празник m, свечаник m, светковина f

Roman: praznik (sh) m, svečanik m, svetkovina (sh) f
Shor: пайрам (payram)
Slovak: sviatok m
Slovene: praznik (sl) m
Spanish: festividad (es) f, fiesta (es) f
Swahili: likizo (sw)
Swedish: högtid (sv) c
Tajik: ид (id)
Tatar: бәйрәм (tt) (bäyräm)
Telugu: సెలవు (te) (selavu)
Thai: วันหยุด (wan yùt)
Turkish: bayram (tr)
Turkmen: baýramçylyk (tk), baýram (tk)
Ukrainian: свя́то n (svjáto)
Urdu: چٹّی f (chuṭṭī), عید f ('īd)
Uzbek: bayram (uz)
Vietnamese: ngày lễ (vi)

day declared free from work by the government

Arabic: عُطْل m (ʕuṭl), عُطْلَة f (ʕuṭla)
Armenian: տոն (ton)
Bashkir: байрам көнө (bayram könö), ял көнө (yal könö)
Basque: jaiegun
Catalan: dia de festa, dia feriat
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假日 (zh) (jiàrì)
Czech: svátek (cs) m
Danish: helligdag c, fridag (da) c
Dutch: feestdag (nl) m
Finnish: yleinen vapaapäivä
French: jour férié (fr) m
German: gesetzlicher Feiertag m
Greek: αργία (el) f (argía)
Hindi: छुट्टी f (chuṭṭī)
Hungarian: szünnap, szabadnap (hu)
Irish: lá saoire m
Italian: giorno festivo m
Japanese: 休日 (ja) (きゅうじつ, kyūjitsu), 休暇 (きゅうか, kyūka)
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Korean: 휴일 (ko) (休日)
Lao: ມື້ພັກງານ (mư̄ phak ngān)
Latin: feria, festum
Macedonian: празник m (praznik), нера́ботен ден m (neráboten den)
Maltese: btala, franka
Norwegian:
Bokmål: heilagdag m

Nynorsk: heilagdag m
Persian: تعطیل (fa) (ta'til), هالیدی (hâlidey) (informal)
Polish: święto (pl) n
Portuguese: feriado (pt) m
Russian: пра́здник (ru) m (prázdnik), выходно́й день m (vyxodnój denʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: latha-fèille m
Serbo-Croatian: praznik (sh) m
Spanish: día feriado m
Swahili: likizo (sw)
Swedish: helgdag (sv) c
Turkish: tatil (tr)
Urdu: چھٹی f (chuṭṭī)
Vietnamese: nghỉ lễ

period of one or more days taken off work by an employee for leisure

Arabic: إِجَازَة f (ʔijāza), عُطْلَة f (ʕuṭla)
Armenian: արձակուրդ (hy) (arjakurd)
Bashkir: ял (yal)
Catalan: vacances f pl
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假日 (zh) (jiàrì), 休假日 (xiūjiàrì)
Czech: dovolená (cs) f
Danish: ferie (da) c
Dutch: vakantie (nl) f
Esperanto: libertempo
Finnish: loma (fi), lomapäivä (fi), vapaapäivä (fi)
French: congé (fr) m, vacances (fr) pl
German: Urlaub (de) m
Greek: διακοπές (el) f or pl (diakopés)
Hebrew: חופשה (ḥufshá)
Hindi: छुट्टी f (chuṭṭī)
Hungarian: szabadság (hu)
Irish: saoire f
Italian: vacanza (it) f, ferie (it) f pl
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Japanese: 休暇 (きゅうか, kyūka), 休日 (ja) (きゅうじつ, kyūjitsu)
Korean: 휴가 (ko) (hyuga)
Latin: cessatio, feriae
Macedonian: одмор m (odmor)
Maltese: vaganza
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ferie (no) m

Nynorsk: ferie m
Polish: urlop (pl) m
Portuguese: férias (pt) f pl
Russian: о́тпуск (ru) m (ótpusk), отгу́л (ru) m (otgúl) unpaid
Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean m pl, làithean-saora m pl, saor-latha m
Serbo-Croatian: odmor (sh) m
Slovak: dovolená f
Spanish: vacación f
Swahili: likizo (sw)
Swedish: ledighet (sv) c
Turkish: tatil (tr)
Urdu: چھٹی f (chuṭṭī)

period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university

Catalan: vacances f pl
Czech: prázdniny (cs) f pl
Danish: ferie (da) c
Dutch: vakantie (nl)
Esperanto: (lernejaj) ferioj
French: vacances (fr) f pl
German: Ferien (de) pl
Greek: διακοπές (el) f or pl (diakopés)
Hungarian: szünet (hu), (summer only) vakáció (hu)
Irish: laethanta saoire m pl
Italian: vacanza (it) f
Latin: feriae, cessatio
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Macedonian: распуст m (raspust)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ferie (no) m

Nynorsk: ferie m
Polish: wakacje (pl) pl
Portuguese: férias (pt)
Russian: кани́кулы (ru) f pl (kaníkuly)
Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean m pl, làithean-saora m pl
Swahili: likizo (sw)
Swedish: lov (sv) n
Turkish: tatil (tr)

period taken off work or study for travel

Arabic: إِجَازَة f (ʔijāza)
Armenian: արձակուրդ (hy) (arjakurd)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假期 (zh) (jiàqī)
Czech: dovolená (cs) f (workers)
Danish: ferie (da) c
Dutch: vakantie (nl) f
Finnish: loma (fi), lomapäivä (fi), vapaapäivä (fi)
French: vacance (fr) f
German: Urlaub (de) m, Ferien (de) pl
Greek: διακοπές (el) f or pl (diakopés)
Irish: saoire f
Italian: vacanza (it) f
Latin: cessatio, feriae
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Macedonian: одмор m (odmor), отсуство n (otsustvo)
Maltese: vaganza, btala
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ferie (no) m

Nynorsk: ferie m
Portuguese: férias (pt)
Russian: о́тпуск (ru) m (ótpusk), кани́кулы (ru) f pl (kaníkuly) (of students or parliament)
Scottish Gaelic: saor-làithean m pl, làithean-saora m pl
Serbo-Croatian: odmor (sh) m, (of students) raspust (sh) m
Spanish: vacaciones (es) f pl
Swahili: likizo (sw)
Swedish: semester (sv)
Turkish: tatil (tr)
Vietnamese: nghỉ hè (vi)

unintentional gap

Danish: helligdag c
Finnish: aukko (fi)
Italian: vacanza (it) f
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Russian: опло́шность (ru) f (oplóšnostʹ), про́пуск (ru) m (própusk), плешь (ru) f (plešʹ)
Swahili: likizo (sw)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

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Maltese: ^{(please verify)} vaganza, ^{(please verify)} btala
Sanskrit: ^{(please verify)} विरामदिन (virāmadin)

Verb

holiday (third-person singular simple present holidays, present participle holidaying, simple past and past participle holidayed) (deprecated template usage) (chiefly British)

To take a period of time away from work or study.
(deprecated template usage) (British) To spend a period of time for travel.

Translations

to take a period of time away from work or study

Finnish: lomailla (fi)
Hungarian: szabadságon van, (adjective, used in predicates with 'van') szabadnapos
Macedonian: отсуствува (otsustvuva), зема одмор (zema odmor)
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Portuguese: tirar férias
Russian: брать о́тпуск (bratʹ ótpusk), проводи́ть о́тпуск (provodítʹ ótpusk), проводи́ть кани́кулы (provodítʹ kaníkuly), отдыха́ть (ru) (otdyxátʹ)
Vietnamese: nghỉ mát (vi)

to spend a period of time for travel

Finnish: matkustella
German: reisen (de), eine Ferienreise machen
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Hungarian: kirándul (hu)
Russian: путеше́ствовать (ru) (putešéstvovatʹ)

References

^ Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/holiday (accessed: June 26, 2007).

Anagrams

hyaloid

[1] Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/holiday (accessed: June 26, 2007).

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