Meaning of holiday | Babel Free

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1. To pass a holiday or vacation.
2. Billie ( “Lady Day” ), 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
   “Lady Day”
3. vacation
4. Chiefly British. A regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreation:furlough, leave, vacation.
5. a person who has gone eg to the seaside for a holiday. vakansieganger شَخْص في عُطْلَه، مُصْطاف летовник veranista rekreant der/die Urlauber(in) ferierende; feriegæst παραθεριστήςveraneante puhkaja کسی که برای تعطیلات گردش می رود lomailija vacancier/-ière נופש सैलानी, अवकाश मनाने वाला osoba na godišnjem odmoru turista orang yang berlibur sá sem fer í frí vacanziere, villeggiante 行楽客 휴가 중인 사람 atostogautojas atpūtnieks orang yang bercuti vakantievierder feriegjest, turist, ferierende wczasowicz...
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6. not working; having a holiday. Mr Smith has gone on holiday; She is on holiday in France. met vakansie في عُطْلَه във ваканция em férias na dovolené in Ferien på ferie σε διακοπές de vacaciones puhkusel تعطیل بودن lomalla en vacances בְּחוּפשָׁה छुट्टी या अवकाश पर गया व्यक्ति na dopustu (godišnjem odmoru) szabadságon (van) berlibur í fríi in vacanza 休暇中で 휴가 중 atostogose atvaļinājumā bercuti met/op vakantie på ferie na urlopie رخصت اوسیدل em férias în vacanţă в отпуске na dovolenke na počitnic...
7. A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
8. A religious feast day; a holy day.
9. Chiefly British A vacation. Often used in the phrase on holiday.
   Chiefly British
10. (often plural) chiefly a. a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation. US and Canadian word: vacation
    often plural

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