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Whitsunday

Noun CEFR B2
wɪtˈsʌndeɪ

Definitions

  1. The Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter.
  2. A local government area in northern Queensland, Australia; in full, Whitsunday Region.
  3. A quarter day falling on 15th May.
    Scotland

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Examples

“Holonyms: Pentecost (season), Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whit”
“Jesus, ascended into Heav'n again/Bestow'd this won'drous Gift upon good Men/That various Nations, by his Spirit led,/All understood what Galileans said.”
“An older name⟳ for this day [Pentecost] is Whitsunday, or “white Sunday,” named for the white garments worn by the newly baptised.”

CEFR level

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

Whitsunday Islands Whitsuntide Whitt Whittaker whittaw whittawing

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