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Meaning of "winter holidays" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINTER HOLIDAYS

winter holidays  [ˈwɪntə ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINTER HOLIDAYS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Winter 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 WINTER HOLIDAYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of winter holidays in the English dictionary

The definition of winter holidays in the dictionary is a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINTER 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 WINTER HOLIDAYS

winter aconite
winter blues
winter cherry
winter clothes
winter cress
winter depression
winter garden
winter hedge
winter heliotrope
winter jasmine
winter melon
winter moth
Winter of Discontent
Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympics
winter quarters
winter resident
winter rose
winter season
winter sleep

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINTER 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
school holidays
September holidays
summer holidays
the roaring days
weekdays

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «winter holidays» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINTER HOLIDAYS

Find out the translation of winter holidays to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of winter 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 «winter holidays» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寒假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vacaciones de invierno
570 millions of speakers

English

winter holidays
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर्दियों की छुट्टियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عطلة الشتاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зимние каникулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

férias de inverno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শীতকালীন ছুটির দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vacances d´hiver
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

cuti musim sejuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Winterurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冬休み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

겨울 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mangsa liburan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày lễ mùa đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளிர்கால விடுமுறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिवाळा सुटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kış tatilleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vacanze invernali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

narty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зимові канікули
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sărbătorilor de iarnă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χειμερινές διακοπές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winter vakansies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vintersemester
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vinterferien
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of winter holidays

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINTER HOLIDAYS»

The term «winter holidays» is regularly used and occupies the 75.697 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINTER HOLIDAYS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINTER HOLIDAYS»

Discover the use of winter holidays in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to winter holidays and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays
Ta-ra! ta-ra! ta-ra-ra-ra! ta-rat!
Annie Roe Carr, 1st World Library, 2006
2
Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking Christmas Memories: And ...
Scrapbooking Christmas Memories features hundreds of scrapbook pages, organizational ideas and more. You'll love using fresh page accents ideas or photo tips for the perfect finishing touch on favorite layouts of your loved ones.
Tracy White, 2004
3
Caleb's Hanukkah
Caleb practices spinning his dreidel while his father tells him how Hanukkah began.
Lisa Bullard, 2012
4
Winter Holiday
Disaster looms. Can the Swallows and Amazons save their friends? BACKSTORY: Crack the Swallows and Amazons' code and learn all about the real Arctic exploration that inspired this book. 'You know what it's like.
Arthur Ransome, 2012
5
Celebrate Winter Holidays!
Presents read-aloud stories, poems, playlets, art projects, ready-to-go games, easy recipes, literature links, and more to help teachers and their students understand and appreciate the traditions of Hanukkah, Christmas, Las Posadas, ...
Elaine Israel, 2001
6
Teaching About Winter Holidays With Favorite Picture Books
Celebrate the diversity of winter holidays and explore their rich traditions with fiction and nonfiction books such as On Hanukkah, Santa Who?
Immacula A. Rhodes, 2003
7
Celebrating the Jewish Year: The winter holidays: Hanukkah, ...
Offers prayers, sources, rituals, and stories to help understand and celebrate the Jewish holidays.
Paul Steinberg, Janet Greenstein Potter, 2007
8
Balder and the mistletoe: a story for the winter holidays
A retelling of the Norse legend of how Balder, god of light and joy, was brought down by the evil Loki with an arrow made of mistletoe.
Edna Barth, Richard Cuffari, 1979
9
Handknit Holidays: Knitting Year-Round for Christmas, ...
Rounding out the volume are a few grand projects—an Aran tree skirt, a patchwork afghan, a lace shawl—destined to become family heirlooms, plus features on such topics as the origin of the Christmas stocking, the meaning of the winter ...
Melanie Falick, 2012
10
Celebrating the Jewish Year: The Fall Holidays: Rosh ...
Offers prayers, sources, rituals, and stories to help understand and celebrate the Jewish holidays.
Paul Steinberg, Janet Greenstein Potter, 2007

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINTER HOLIDAYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term winter holidays is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mass. school districts should cut back to one spring break
A LONG-HELD quirk of the New England school calendar is the existence of not one but two weeks of vacation after the winter holidays: In February, and then ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
2
Is your New Year resolution making you fatter?
Americans may be eating even more than usual after the winter holidays, pigging out on comfort food but adding on healthier foods out of guilt, a new study ... «Today.com, Jan 15»
3
Goodwill Towards Mankind Only During Winter Holidays
The reason many people barely tolerate the “Christmas spirit” normally mean-spirited people seem inclined to display during the Winter Holidays is that, if only ... «PoliticusUSA, Dec 14»
4
Winter holiday air travel expected to rise slightly
Some 45 million passengers are expected to fly during the winter holidays, up 2 percent from last year, with Dec. 19 (a Friday), expected to be the heaviest travel ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»
5
"But, mom, why not Hanukkah, too?" Celebrating winter holidays in …
I feel fortunate that we have friends and family that celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza and other winter holidays. And, we also can participate in holiday ... «ChicagoNow, Nov 14»
6
Winter holidays bring peak in online dating season
Sure, that last one's a little new, but researchers at Indiana University say the winter holidays also bring us peak online dating season in addition to tinsel and ... «Philly.com, Dec 13»
7
Commercialized winter holidays started too early
Winter holiday promotions started before Halloween, and this is just unfair to consumers and gives an overbearing presence and pressure to spend money. «The Oracle, Nov 13»
8
Festivus & More: Non-Christmas TV Holidays For The Rest Of Us
For those of us who don't partake in the Christmas festivities, there are still many great ways to celebrate the winter holidays. And obviously, since there are also ... «Cinema Blend, Dec 12»
9
7 Reasons for Atheists to Celebrate the Holidays
After all, the reasons for most of the standard winter holidays are supposedly religious -- the birth of the Savior, eight days of miraculous light, yada yada yada. «AlterNet, Dec 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Winter holidays [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/winter-holidays>. May 2024 ».
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