holiday

/ˈhɒlədeɪ/ noun

Translation

NO WORK [C, U] UK ( US vacation) › a time when you do not have to go to work or school

tatil

My aunt looks after us during the school holidays.2081

VISIT [C, U] UK ( US vacation) › a long visit to a place away from where you live, for pleasure

tatil, seyahat

a skiing/walking holiday Are you going on holiday this year?415

DAY [C] › an official day when you do not have to go to school or work

tatil, izin, bayram

a public holiday → See also bank holiday → See also federal holiday → See also national holiday → See also package holiday4152081

(Definition of holiday noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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