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Meaning of New Year | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈnjuː ˌjɪə/

Definitions

  1. A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.
  2. The next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it.
    uncountable
  3. In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.

Equivalents

Čeština Nový rok
Deutsch Neujahr
Ελληνικά Πρωτοχρονιά
Español año nuevo
हिन्दी नया साल
Bahasa Indonesia Tahun Baru
Italiano capodanno
日本語 新年
한국어 새해 신년
Nederlands Nieuwjaar
Polski Nowy Rok
Português Ano Novo ano-bom
Русский Но́вый год
Svenska nyår
ไทย ปีใหม่
Українська Нови́й рік
Tiếng Việt năm mới tân niên Tết

Examples

“We never go away at the New Year because on New Year’s Day the whole family gets together.”
“We hoped that things would be better in the new year.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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