public holiday

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.

Equivalents

Españolferiado festivo fiesta legal

Françaisfête fête légale jour férié

DeutschFeiertag gesetzlicher Feiertag

18 more languages

العربيةإِجَازَة عَامَّة عُطْلَة رَسْمِيَّة

Беларускаясвята

Българскипразник

Bosanskipraznik празник

Češtinastátní svátek svátek

Esperantofestotago

Suomikansallinen vapaapäivä pyhä yleinen vapaapäivä

Gàidhliglatha-fèille

Hrvatskipraznik празник

日本語休日公休公休日祝日祭日

한국어공휴 공휴일

Bahasa Melayucuti umum

Portuguêsferiado

Românăsărbătoare legală

Русскийгосуда́рственный пра́здник обще́ственный пра́здник праздник

Српскиpraznik празник

Українськасвя́то

Examples

“Terra Firma is an Alliance political party formed after the First Contact ⟳ War. Its policy agenda is based on the principle that Earth must 'stand ⟳ firm' against alien influences. This covers a variety of legislation. Recent activities by Terra Firma include ⟳ opposition to a law requiring high school alien language study ⟳, a proposal to increase ⟳ tariffs on alien imports, and leading a popular movement to mark ⟳ the First Contact ⟳ War with a public holiday.”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

public hotel public house public housing public image public indecency public information officer

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