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假日 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • holiday noun A day set aside for a religious, cultural, or national celebration, often free from work.

Senses

假日 is used for these senses in English:

  • bank holiday (UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.
  • feast day (religion) A religious festival for a particular saint or religious event.
  • holiday (chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
  • national holiday A public holiday.

holiday — full definition

  1. noun A day set aside for a religious, cultural, or national celebration, often free from work.
  2. noun Chiefly British: a period of time off from work or school, especially spent traveling or relaxing.
  3. verb Chiefly British: to take time off for leisure or travel.

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