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Meaning of "school holidays" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

school holidays  [skuːl ˈhɒlɪdeɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
School holidays 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 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

School holiday

School holidays are the periods during which schools are closed. The dates and periods of school holidays vary considerably throughout the world, and there is usually some variation even within the same jurisdiction. Governments often legislate on the total number of school days for state schools. The holidays given below apply to primary and secondary education. Teaching sessions in tertiary education are usually shorter.

Definition of school holidays in the English dictionary

The definition of school holidays in the dictionary is the period during which schools are closed - in the summer, at Christmas and Easter, and at other times of the year.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHOOL HOLIDAYS


adays
əˈdeɪz
amidase
ˈæmɪˌdeɪz
aminopeptidase
əˌmiːnəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz
bedaze
bɪˈdeɪz
chairdays
ˈtʃɛəˌdeɪz
days
deɪz
daze
deɪz
endopeptidase
ˌɛndəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz
exopeptidase
ˌɛksəʊˈpɛptɪˌdeɪz
glucosidase
ɡluːˈkəʊsɪˌdeɪz
glucuronidase
ˌɡluːkjʊˈrɒnɪˌdeɪz
glycosidase
ɡlaɪˈkəʊsɪˌdeɪz
hexosaminidase
ˌhɛksəʊsəˈmɪnɪˌdeɪz
hollandaise
ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz
neuraminidase
ˌnjʊərəˈmɪnɪdeɪz
nowadays
ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz
schooldays
ˈskuːldeɪz
yesterdays
ˈjɛstəˌdeɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

school council
school counsellor
school crossing patrol
school dinner
school district
school fees
school friend
school fund
school hours
school inspector
school kid
school librarian
school library
school life
school lunch
school meal
school medical officer
school milk

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

a month of Sundays
dog days
early days
Ember days
end one´s days
good old days
halcyon days
High Holidays
hundred days
in all one´s born days
it´s early days
old days
one of these days
roaring days
salad days
September holidays
summer holidays
the roaring days
weekdays
winter holidays

Synonyms and antonyms of school holidays in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «school holidays» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

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

Translator English - Chinese

学校假期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vacaciones escolares
570 millions of speakers

English

school holidays
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्कूल की छुट्टियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العطل المدرسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

школьные каникулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

férias escolares
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইসকুল ছুটির দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les vacances scolaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

cuti sekolah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schulferien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

学校の休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

학교 방학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sekolah preian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày nghỉ học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பள்ளி விடுமுறை நாட்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शाळा सुटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

okul tatilleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vacanze scolastiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wakacje szkolne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкільні канікули
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vacanțelor școlare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχολικές γιορτές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skoolvakansie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skollov
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skoleferien
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of school holidays

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOL HOLIDAYS»

The term «school holidays» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOOL HOLIDAYS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «school holidays» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «school holidays» 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 school holidays

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QUOTES WITH «SCHOOL HOLIDAYS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word school holidays.
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Denise Van Outen
I used to spend all my school holidays cycling around, so all this training has made me feel like a kid again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOOL HOLIDAYS»

Discover the use of school holidays in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to school holidays and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beaches of the New South Wales Coast: A Guide to Their ...
... 1966 Elouera September–Easter TBR/RBB 6 334d North Cornulla 1924 North Cornulla September–Easter TBR/RBB 7 335 Cronulla 1907 Cronulla September –Easter LTT 3 344 Garie 1938 Garie Christmas school holidays TBR/RBB 7 347  ...
Andrew D. Short, 2007
2
Mozambique
Unless you are a South African with children at school, it is emphatically worth avoiding the south coast of Mozambique during South African school holidays, when campsites as far north as Vilankulo tend to be very crowded and hotels are  ...
Philip Briggs, 2011
3
Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education
This entry reviews key concerns facing educators as they consider the challenges and opportunities of instituting and celebrating school holidays in a pluralistic society. Tensions Between Cultural Holidays and School Holidays In a pluralistic ...
James A. Banks, 2012
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Planning with Kids: A Guide to Organising the Chaos to Make ...
Alison Sexton, mum of four At a family meeting in the leadup to school holidays, I ask the kids whether there's anything special they'd like to do during the holidays. Each child is allowed to choose one activity. We agree on the activities and ...
Nicole Avery, 2011
5
2008 Year Book Australia No. 90
(b) Some boys worked during school holidays and school terms and appear in both. (c) Estimate for school holidays has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution. Source: Child Employment, Australia (6211.0).
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008
6
Complete PET Workbook with Answers with Audio CD
In many countries, schools have long summer holidays, with shorter holidays in between. However, a new report suggests reducing the length of school holidays to stop children forgetting what they have learnt during the long summer break.
Peter May, Emma Heyderman, Amanda Thomas, 2010
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ECMT Round Tables Holiday Traffic Report of the Forty-Fourth ...
The main reasons which impel people to travel, or not to travel, in July/August, seem to be school holidays, the frequency of their journeys and, to some extent, their financial circumstances. It emerges clearly that those who are not compelled  ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 1980
8
Fundamental Social Rights: Case-Law of the European Social ...
38, Austria) - as regards the question of the hours which children can be required to work during their school holidays and the possibility of working throughout their holidays, the Committee emphasised "that the existence of a compulsory ...
‎2002
9
The School Law Handbook: What Every Leader Needs to Know
In the course of carrying out this responsibility, Janine has examined the issue of official and unofficial school holidays and celebrations. She begins her presentation by suggesting that the school calendar be changed. More specifically, she ...
William C. Bosher, Kate R. Kaminski, Richard S. Vacca, 2004
10
Cambridge Global English Stage 4 Teacher's Resource
Speaking: Talk about school holidays. Critical thinking: Forming opinions – agreeing and disagreeing. Vocabulary: Holiday activities, agreeing and disagreeing Learner's Book Warm up • With the learners, build up a list of things learners can ...
Jane Boylan, Nicola Mabbott, Claire Medwell, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOOL HOLIDAYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term school holidays is used in the context of the following news items.
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Breakfast clubs introduced to tackle child hunger in Birkenhead …
BREAKFAST clubs and hamper collections are to be introduced in Birkenhead to stop children going hungry in school holidays. The move is spearheaded by ... «Wirral Globe, Apr 15»
2
De Blasio urged to add Lunar New Year to school holidays
Now that he's closing schools on two Muslim holidays, Mayor de Blasio is being pressured to keep his word and add the Lunar New Year to the list. Eighteen ... «New York Post, Mar 15»
3
Head teachers' union to announce plans to reform school holidays
Currently, schools in Britain have three week-long half terms, two two-week holidays at Easter and Christmas and one long six-week holiday over July and ... «The Independent, May 14»
4
Muslims in New York City Unite on Push to Add Holidays to School
Since then, the Coalition for Muslim School Holidays has brought together dozens of Muslim and non-Muslim clergy and community leaders and won the ... «New York Times, Apr 14»
5
Teachers' strike: Which schools will close in Coventry and …
Latest figures show 15 schools in Coventry which will be fully closed and a further ... time and 13 hours a week in school holidays - which they say is too much. «Coventry Telegraph, Mar 14»
6
MPs debate cost of going away during school holidays
MPs have suggested "staggering" school term dates and giving teachers more discretion on absences during a debate on the cost of holidays. The debate was ... «BBC News, Feb 14»
7
Michael Gove's bid to cut school holidays suffer a 'huge blow'
Michael Gove's plans to radically overhaul teachers' working conditions and cut school holidays have suffered a "huge blow" from the latest report from the ... «TES News, Feb 14»
8
Muslim Public School Holidays Will Be Observed In New York City …
Muslim families in New York City have been requesting official recognition for Islamic holidays in public schools for years now, but they may finally see some ... «Huffington Post, Feb 14»
9
No plans for blanket school holiday cut, says Gove source
A former adviser to David Cameron has told the Sun the Tories are considering a plan to cut school holidays. Legal changes are already under way that will ... «BBC News, Jan 14»
10
Forced marriages: School holidays prompt warning
Teachers, doctors and airport staff need to be alert to the problem of forced marriages over the school holidays, the government has warned. Ministers said there ... «BBC News, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. School holidays [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/school-holidays>. Apr 2024 ».
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