Golden Week

proper noun

Any of several extended holidays celebrated in China and Japan, usually early in May.

OriginJapanese ゴールデンウィーク →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of several extended holidays celebrated in China and Japan, usually early in May.
  2. UScolloquialgovernmentA period of early voting time during Ohio's election season in which citizens can register to vote and cast an absentee ballot on the same day.

Origin

  1. Japaneseゴールデンウィーク
  2. EnglishGolden Week

(Asian holidays): Borrowed from Japanese ゴールデンウィーク (Gōruden Wīku), equivalent to golden + week.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 黃金週 /黄金周, 黃金周 /黄金周
  • 黃金週 /黄金周 (wong⁴ gam¹ zau¹)holiday
  • 黃金周 /黄金周 (wong⁴ gam¹ zau¹)holiday
Chinese Mandarin 黃金週 /黄金周, 黃金周 /黄金周
  • 黃金週 /黄金周 (Huángjīn Zhōu)holiday
  • 黃金周 /黄金周 (Huángjīn Zhōu)holiday
Finnish kultainen viikko
  • kultainen viikkoholiday
French semaine d'or, Golden Week
  • semaine d'orholiday
  • Golden Weekholiday
German Goldene Woche
  • Goldene Wocheholiday
Hindi गोल्डन वीक, सुनहरा हफ़्ता
  • गोल्डन वीक (gōlḍan vīk)holiday
  • सुनहरा हफ़्ता (sunharā haftā)holiday
  • स्वर्ण सप्ताह (svarṇ saptāh)holiday
Indonesian Minggu Emas
  • Minggu Emasholiday
Japanese ゴールデンウィーク, 黄金週間
  • ゴールデンウィーク (Gōruden Wīku)holiday
  • 黄金週間 (Ōgon Shūkan)holiday
  • GW (Gōruden Wīku)holiday
Korean 골든 위크, 황금연휴
  • 골든 위크 (goldeun wikeu)holiday
  • 황금연휴 (hwanggeumyeonhyu)holiday
Malay Minggu Emas
  • Minggu Emasholiday
Polish Złoty Tydzień
  • Złoty Tydzieńholiday
Russian золота́я неде́ля
  • золота́я неде́ля (zolotája nedélja)holiday
Spanish Semana Dorada
  • Semana Doradaholiday
Cite this entry
APA

Golden Week. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Week

MLA

“Golden Week.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Week. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golden Week,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Week.

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