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Meaning of "Whitsunday" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITSUNDAY

Whitsunday  [ˌhwɪtˈsʌndɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITSUNDAY

noun
adjective
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pronoun
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determiner
exclamation
Whitsunday 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 WHITSUNDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whitsunday

Whitsunday may be: Days: ▪ The Sunday of the feast of Whitsun or Pentecost in the Christian liturgical year, observed 7 weeks after Easter ▪ One of the Scottish quarter days, always falling on 15 May Places: ▪ The Electoral district of Whitsunday ▪ Whitsunday Island, the largest of the Whitsunday Islands ▪ The Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia ▪ The Whitsunday Regional Council...

Definition of Whitsunday in the English dictionary

The definition of Whitsunday in the dictionary is May 15, one of the four quarter days.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHITSUNDAY


aliunde
ˌeɪlɪˈʌndɪ
barramundi
ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ
bundy
ˈbʌndɪ
burramundi
ˌbʌrəˈmʌndɪ
coati-mondi
kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ
coati-mundi
kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ
cundy
ˈkʌndɪ
fundie
ˈfʌndɪ
Fundy
ˈfʌndɪ
Grundy
ˈɡrʌndɪ
gundy
ˈɡʌndɪ
jaguarundi
ˌdʒæɡwəˈrʌndɪ
Lundy
ˈlʌndɪ
mandi
ˈmʌndɪ
Monday
ˈmʌndɪ
salmagundi
ˌsælməˈɡʌndɪ
salmagundy
ˌsælməˈɡʌndɪ
sebundy
sɪˈbʌndɪ
sundae
ˈsʌndɪ
Sunday
ˈsʌndɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITSUNDAY

Whitley Council
whitling
whitlow
whitlow grass
Whitman
Whitney
whitrack
whitret
whitrick
whitster
Whitsun
Whitsuntide
whittawer
whitter
whitterick
Whittier
Whittington

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITSUNDAY

Advent Sunday
benday
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Laetare Sunday
Low Sunday
Mothering Sunday
noonday
Palm Sunday
Passion Sunday
Plough Monday
Quadragesima Sunday
Quinquagesima Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
Rogation Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Whit Monday
Whit Sunday

Synonyms and antonyms of Whitsunday in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Whitsunday» into 25 languages

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圣灵
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Whitsunday
570 millions of speakers

English

Whitsunday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Whitsunday
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفصح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Троица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Whitsunday
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোয়াইটসানডে
260 millions of speakers

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Whitsunday
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Whitsunday
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Translator English - German

Whitsunday
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィットサンデー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오순절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whitsunday
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Whitsunday
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒயிட்சண்டே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाट्संडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Whitsunday
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pentecoste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Airlie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Трійця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Whitsunday
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Whitsunday
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pinkster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Whitsunday
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Whitsunday
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Whitsunday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITSUNDAY»

The term «Whitsunday» is regularly used and occupies the 58.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITSUNDAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Whitsunday

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITSUNDAY»

Discover the use of Whitsunday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Whitsunday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catechetical Lectures for Christmas, Easter, Whitsunday, and ...
¥0R WHITSUNDAY. 451 were added unto them about three thousand souls.” Thus the Holy Spirit enlightens us on the true nature of sin, and righteousness. Thus he takes of the things of _.lesus 'and shews them unto us. And thus no man can ...
Joseph BARNES (Vicar of Berwick.), 1840
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The Rate of Interest on Landed Securities in Scotland
The rate of interest from Whitsunday 1784 to Whitsunday 1816, was 4' per cent. ,, ,, Whitsunday 1816 to Whitsunday 1823 .... ..5 ,, ,, ,, Whitsunday 1823 to Whitsunday 1824 .... ..45 ,, ,, ,, Whitsunday 1824 to Whitsunday 1826 .... ..4 ,, ,, , ...
William Thomas Thomson (F.R.S.E.), 1868
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Rough Guide to Australia
On. to. Whitsunday. PROSERPINE, 123km north of Mackay, is a workaday sugar town on the turn-off from the Bruce Highway to Whitsunday, and a major transit point for the Whitsunday region. Trains and planes both make stops in town, as do ...
‎2003
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Reports from Committees
The rate of interest i'rom Whitsunday 1784 to Whitsunday 1816, was 44 per cent. „ „ Whitsunday 1816 to Whitsunday 1823 - 5 „ „ „ Whitsunday 1823 to Whitsunday 1824 - 4J „ „ „ Whitsunday 1824 to Whitsunday 1826 - 4 „ „ „ Whitsunday 18 -2 6 ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1853
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
6d. in the Pound sterling, on a Rental of £3913, 17s., Assessments, Parish from Whitsunday 1847 to Whitsunday 1848, - - L/489 4 64, of Harris. Amount collected, 354 15 o" Note. — The arrears referred to above are as at this date, in each case  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
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LOCAL TAXATION, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, LUNACY, MEDICAL
TJ TT T1 TT T» TVT K.L I UKN APPENDIX. I. — Memorandum regarding the AnnuityTax. j. Showing the OUTSTANDING ARREARS of tho Six per Cent. Annuity applicable to each 4. Returns as »o Jear? from Whitsun<*ay 1836 to Whitsunday ...
‎1849
7
The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in ...
Although under the missives of lease the rents were due at Martinmas and Whitr mnday, the practice had been to collect the rents due at Martinmas at Candlemas , and those due at Whitsunday at Lammas following. The said late Honourable ...
‎1873
8
The decisions of the Court of Session: from its first ...
Gordon sold to M'Pherson the lands of Kinguissie, redeemable by payment' " on a Whitsunday's eve, of 4,000 merks Scots hail and together, in one sum of current gold and silver having passage for the time." The Duke of Gordon, in fight of the ...
Scotland. Court of Session, William Maxwell Morison, 1811
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Supplement to the Dictionary of the Decisions of the Court ...
P' IN this case the Lords found, that in a grass farm, where the tenant enters at Whitsunday 1751, and pays one half of the rent at Martinmas thereafter, “fiar the half year immediately preceding,” and the other half at Whitsunday 175%, “jbr the  ...
Mungo Ponton Brown, 1826
10
Decisions of the Court of Session, 1781-1822: in the form of ...
Tack — Tenant entering at Whitsunday to grass inclosures, under a tack for ten years, has no right to reap a crop of corn in the tenth year. In a question concerning the removal of a tenant who has possessed under a tack for a series of years, ...
Scotland. Court of Session, David Hume, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITSUNDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Whitsunday is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fireworks tonight to launch Whitsunday Reef Festival
THE highly anticipated start of the Whitsunday Reef Festival happens with a bang tonight - literally. Always a crowd-pleaser, the Friday night fireworks on the ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Whitsunday Coast Airport needs runway, terminal, freight upgrades …
A new study has found upgrades will be needed at the Whitsunday Coast Airport in north Queensland within the next decade, to cater for a forecast increase in ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
3
Whitsunday council delivers 'balanced' budget with average 2pc rate …
The Whitsunday Regional Council in north Queensland says it has delivered a balanced and responsible budget which will see general rates rise by about 2 per ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
4
Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan keen to move Proserpine electorate …
The Member for Whitsunday says it is up to the Clerk of the Parliament to decide whether or not he can move his electorate office from Proserpine to Mackay. «ABC Local, Jun 15»
5
Cone snail stings tourism worker on Whitsunday Island
A crew member on a tourist boat has been stung by a cone snail on Whitsunday Island off north Queensland, causing his respiratory system to start shutting ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Whitsunday council seeks divisional boundaries realignment as …
"The people that seem to be a little bit upset about this are the areas outside of Bowen through to Whitsunday Shores and those sorts of areas, which will form ... «ABC Local, May 15»
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SCA raises debt and buys Whitsunday Shopping Centre
SCA Property Group has purchased the Whitsunday Shopping Centre in Airlie Beach, Queensland, from private investors Pitt Street Securities for $46.9 million. «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
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Man burned as boat caught fire
A WHITSUNDAY businessman is in hospital in Brisbane after being seriously burnt in a fire on a boat near Shute Harbour. David Andersen, 30, received burns ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Apr 15»
9
British graduate dies on first scuba dive in Australia
Graduate Bethany Farrell was scuba diving off the Whitsunday Islands. An investigation, being led by the Office of Fair and Safe Work and the Australian Police, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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British tourist dies on first dive trip in Whitsundays
British tourist dies on first dive trip in Whitsundays ... died on her first scuba diving expedition in the Whitsundays, just days into her dream Australian holiday. «Courier Mail, Mar 15»

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