Meanings
nounMay Day (plural May Days)
plural May Days
- Labour Day, the first day of May, a worldwide workers' holiday.
Synonyms: Labor Day, Labour Day, International Workers' Day
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLabour Day, the first day of May, a worldwide workers' holiday.
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nounobserved in many countries to celebrate the coming of summer; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor
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First of MayMay 1
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Translations
Arabic يَوْم العُمَّال العَالَمِيّ, يَوْم العُمَّال
- يَوْم العُمَّال العَالَمِيّ (yawm al-ʕummāl al-ʕālamiyy)workers' holiday
- يَوْم العُمَّال (yawm al-ʕummāl)workers' holiday
Catalan Primer de Maig
- Primer de Maigworkers' holiday
Chinese Mandarin 五朔節 /五朔节, 勞動節 /劳动节
- 五朔節 /五朔节 (Wǔshuòjié)spring festival
- 勞動節 /劳动节 (láodòngjié)workers' holiday
Danish første maj, 1. maj
- første majworkers' holiday
- 1. majworkers' holiday
- arbejdernes internationale kampdagworkers' holiday
Dutch Dag van de Arbeid
- Dag van de Arbeidworkers' holiday
Estonian volbripäev, töörahvapüha
- volbripäevworkers' holiday
- töörahvapühaworkers' holiday
Finnish vappu, vappu
- vappuspring festival
- vappuworkers' holiday
French fête du Travail, fête des Travailleurs
- fête du Travailworkers' holiday
- fête des Travailleursworkers' holiday
German Tag der Arbeit, Erster Mai
- Tag der Arbeitworkers' holiday
- Erster Maiworkers' holiday
- Maifeiertagworkers' holiday
- Kampftag der Arbeiterklasseworkers' holiday
- Kampftag der Arbeiterbewegungworkers' holiday
Greek Πρωτομαγιά, Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά
- Πρωτομαγιά (Protomagiá)spring festival
- Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά (Ergatikí Protomagiá)workers' holiday
- Πρωτομαγιά (Protomagiá)workers' holiday
Hebrew אחד במאי
- אחד במאיworkers' holiday
Hungarian munka ünnepe
- munka ünnepeworkers' holiday
Icelandic fyrsti maí
- fyrsti maíworkers' holiday
Irish Lá Bealtaine
- Lá Bealtainespring festival
Italian calendimaggio, Primo Maggio
- calendimaggiospring festival
- Primo Maggioworkers' holiday
- festa dei lavoratoriworkers' holiday
Japanese メーデー
- メーデー (Mēdē)workers' holiday
Korean 노동절
- 노동절 (nodongjeol)workers' holiday
Malay Hari Buruh
- Hari Buruhworkers' holiday
Norwegian første mai
- første maiworkers' holiday
Polish święto majowe, Święto Pracy
- święto majowespring festival
- Święto Pracyworkers' holiday
Portuguese Dia do Trabalhador, Primeiro de Maio
- Dia do Trabalhadorworkers' holiday
- Primeiro de Maioworkers' holiday
Russian Пра́здник весны́ и труда́, День труда́
- Пра́здник весны́ и труда́ (Prázdnik vesný i trudá)workers' holiday
- День труда́ (Denʹ trudá)workers' holiday
- Первома́й (Pervomáj)workers' holiday
Scottish Gaelic Là Bealltainn, Là Buidhe Bealltainn
- Là Bealltainnspring festival
- Là Buidhe Bealltainnspring festival
- Bealltainnspring festival
- Bealltainnworkers' holiday
Spanish mayos
- mayosspring festival
Swahili leba dei, Siku ya Wafanyakazi
- leba deiworkers' holiday
- Siku ya Wafanyakaziworkers' holiday
Swedish första maj, valborg
- första majworkers' holiday
- valborgworkers' holiday
- vappenworkers' holiday
Tagalog Araw ng mga Manggagawa
- Araw ng mga Manggagawaworkers' holiday
Turkish işçi bayramı
- işçi bayramıworkers' holiday
Welsh Gŵyl Fai, Calan Mai
- Gŵyl Faispring festival
- Calan Maispring festival
Cite this entry
APA
May Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20Day
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“May Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20Day. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “May Day,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20Day.
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