Navidad — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Navidad is used for these senses in English:
- Christmas (originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.
- Nativity (Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
- Yule Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25th and January 5th).
- nativity (now, _, dated) Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth. [from 14th c.]
Christmas — full definition
- noun The Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, held on December 25th.
- adj Coloured red and green, the traditional colours of the holiday.
- verb To celebrate or spend the Christmas season somewhere.
nativity — full definition
- noun The birth of Jesus Christ, or a scene or display representing it.
- noun Someone's birth, or the circumstances surrounding it.