āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Holiday
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āĻā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻļ
a period of time away from home or work, typically to relax, have fun, and do activities that one enjoys
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She took a week-long holiday to explore Europe and visit historic landmarks.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ
a day fixed by law when we do not have to go to school or work, usually because of a religious or national celebration
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There is a big parade in our city every Independence Day holiday.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻļ
a period when schools and businesses are closed for celebration or relaxation
Dialect
American
AmericanāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the summer holidays, many families go on vacation.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
to holiday
01
āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
spend or take a vacation
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
