holiday
/ˈhɒlədeɪ/ nounDefinition
NO WORK [C, U] UK (US vacation) › a time when you do not have to go to work or school: My aunt looks after us during the school holidays.
VISIT [C, U] UK (US vacation) › a long visit to a place away from where you live, for pleasure: a skiing/walking holiday Are you going on holiday this year?
DAY [C] › an official day when you do not have to go to school or work: a public holiday → See also bank holiday → See also federal holiday → See also national holiday → See also package holiday
→ See summer holiday(Definition of holiday noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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