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Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.
Yeardley Smith

Meaning of "New Year's Day" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEW YEAR'S DAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEW YEAR'S DAY

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New Year's Day is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEW YEAR'S DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in the Roman Empire since 45 BC. Romans originally dedicated New Year's Day to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings for whom the first month of the year is named. Later, as a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, and is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church. In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the world's most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone.

Definition of New Year's Day in the English dictionary

The definition of New Year's Day in the dictionary is Jan 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries Often shortened to: New Year's.

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New Year
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New Year´s
New Year´s Eve
New Year´s Honours List
New York
New York Bay
New York City
New York minute
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New Yorker
New Zealand
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WORDS THAT END LIKE NEW YEAR'S DAY

Christmas Day
Columbus Day
Father´s Day
Guy Fawkes Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Lammas Day
Last Day
Lord´s Day
May Day
Memorial Day
Midsummer´s Day
Mother´s Day
Orangeman´s Day
Saint Patrick´s Day
Saint Swithin´s Day
Saint Valentine´s Day
Thanksgiving Day
the Lord´s Day
Veterans Day

Synonyms and antonyms of New Year's Day in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «New Year's Day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEW YEAR'S DAY

Find out the translation of New Year's Day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of New Year's Day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «New Year's Day» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

元旦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Día de Año Nuevo
570 millions of speakers

English

New Year´s Day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नव वर्ष दिवस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رأس السنة الميلادية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Новый год
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dia de ano novo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নতুন বছরের দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jour de l´An
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tahun Baru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neujahr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

元旦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

새해 첫날
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taun Anyar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ngày đầu năm mới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்தாண்டு தினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नवीन वर्षाचे दिवस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yılbaşı Günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Capodanno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nowy Rok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Новий рік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Anul Nou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πρωτοχρονιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nuwejaarsdag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nyårsdagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nyttårsdag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of New Year's Day

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEW YEAR'S DAY»

The term «New Year's Day» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEW YEAR'S DAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «New Year's Day» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «New Year's Day» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about New Year's Day

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6 QUOTES WITH «NEW YEAR'S DAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word New Year's Day.
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Helen Fielding
Dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second.
2
Scott Fujita
My father is a Japanese-American and my mother is a Caucasian. So obviously, New Year's Day is big for our family, you know, oshogatsu. We had obon festivals every year. All those things.
3
Marilu Henner
It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.
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Charles Lamb
New Year's Day is every man's birthday.
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Donna Rice
Although I'd first seen Senator Hart in Aspen, Colorado, at a New Year's Day party in 1987, we hadn't talked.
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Yeardley Smith
Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEW YEAR'S DAY»

Discover the use of New Year's Day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to New Year's Day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Year's Day
Discusses the history, customs, and celebrations of New Year's Day.
Dana Meachen Rau, 2000
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New Clothes for New Year's Day
A Korean girl is excited about the new year, especially because it means she can get dressed in her traditional New Year's Day clothes, which take a while and some effort to get into.
‎2007
3
New Year's Day
Simple text and photographs describe the history of New Year's Day and the many ways in which it is celebrated.
Mari C. Schuh, 2002
4
New Year's Day
A basic introduction to how and why New Year's Day is celebrated as a holiday.
Kathryn Imler, 2008
5
New Year's Day
From New Year's Eve to New Year's Day, people around the world have different customs to welcome in the new year. Learn the history of New Year's Day, and read about the fireworks, resolutions, and parades that make it so much fun!
Lynn Peppas, 2010
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Squirrel's New Year's Resolution
Squirrel cannot think of a New Year's resolution until she realizes that by helping her friends, she has made one after all.
Pat Miller, 2010
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A Happy New Year's Day
Describes the celebration and tradition of a family in a small Canadian village on New Year's Day
‎1991
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New Year's Day: Sometimes the Truth Is Best Kept Secret
Unknown to Nicholas his wife of eleven years has been having an affair with their Pastor who also happens to be his cousin although his wife is unaware of their 'blood ties' On New Year's Day after accidentally knocking over his wife's ...
Nina Ndubuisi, 2012
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Molly Moccasins - New Year's Day
In this story, Molly and her family discover that if they start the day with a party, they’ll have a great time looking back at the past year and forward to the new one!
Victoria Ryan O'Toole, 2013
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New Year's Day with Mr. and Mrs. Bumba
A New Year's party reunites two friends who have quarreled.
Pearl Augusta Harwood, George Overlie, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEW YEAR'S DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term New Year's Day is used in the context of the following news items.
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Declan Bennett reveals he is leaving Albert Square as show bosses …
Viewers saw the dramatic crash play out on New Year's Day when the vehicle spun out of control and rolled over onto its side in front of the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Santa Rosa roads among US's worst
Norris, a Sonoma County resident for 17 or 18 years, suffered a disabling head injury in a New Year's Day 2013 car crash, when he veered to ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
3
Cheerleader Raising Money to Perform at London on New Year's Day
Alexus Garza is a cheerleader at A.C. Jones High School in Beeville who is so good at what she does that she was chosen to perform in ... «KIII TV3, Jul 15»
4
Morning Stretch: College Football Playoff influencing New Year's …
Three other bowls under the CFP umbrella – the Fiesta, Rose and Sugar – will be played on New Year's Day. The national championship game ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
5
Oswestry man facing jail for 'brutal' rape of woman on New Year's Day
A man today faces a long jail sentence after admitting the “brutal and persistent” rape of a woman in the early hours of New Year's Day. «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
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Oswestry man admits 'brutal' rape of woman on New Year's Day
Oswestry man admits 'brutal' rape of woman on New Year's Day ... and persistent" rape of a woman in the early hours of New Year's Day. «Border Counties Advertizer, Jul 15»
7
Briles shines during conference media days
“That's because we had been planning for the back-to-back triple headers, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. We didn't want to change. «The Exponent Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Hoboken café destroyed in New Year's Day fire to reopen
The New Year's Day fire started in the ceiling of a second-floor bathroom at 918 Willow Avenue and spread to the other floors. The restaurant ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Popular tea room reopens after New Year's Day fire
East Rochester, NY (WROC) - A popular tea room is open once again, following a devastating New Year's Day fire. La-Tea-Da! reopened its ... «WROC-TV, Jul 15»
10
Life in prison for woman who murdered boyfriend in drunken New
A Louth woman has been convicted of the murdering her boyfriend in a drunken row in the early hours of New Year's Day, 2014. Paula Farrell ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. New Year's Day [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/new-years-day>. Apr 2024 ».
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