Meanings
new year1
nounnew year (uncountable)
- uncountableThe next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it.
We hoped that things would be better in the new year.
New Year2
nounNew Year (plural New Years)
plural New Years
- A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.
We never go away at the New Year because on New Year’s Day the whole family gets together.
- In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Nuwe Jaar, Nuwe Jaar
- Nuwe Jaarthe first few days of a calendar year
- Nuwe JaarJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Arabic السَّنَة الْجَدِيدَة
- السَّنَة الْجَدِيدَةJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Basque urte berri
- urte berriJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Bengali নববর্ষ, নতুন বছর
- নববর্ষ (nobborśo)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- নতুন বছর (notun bochor)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Bulgarian Но́ва годи́на, Но́ва годи́на
- Но́ва годи́на (Nóva godína)the first few days of a calendar year
- Но́ва годи́на (Nóva godína)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Catalan cap d'any, any nou
- cap d'anyJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- any nouJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chinese Cantonese 新年, 新年
- 新年 (san¹ nin⁴)year following the current year
- 新年 (san¹ nin⁴)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chinese Mandarin 新年, 新年
- 新年 (xīnnián)year following the current year
- 新年 (xīnnián)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Czech Nový rok
- Nový rokJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Danish nytår
- nytårJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Dutch Nieuwjaar, Nieuwjaar
- Nieuwjaarthe first few days of a calendar year
- NieuwjaarJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Esperanto novjaro
- novjaroJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Estonian uusaasta
- uusaastaJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Finnish uusi vuosi, uusivuosi
- uusi vuosiyear following the current year
- uusivuosithe first few days of a calendar year
- uusivuosiJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
French le nouvel an, le jour de l'an
- le nouvel anJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- le jour de l'anJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
German Neujahr, Neujahr
- Neujahrthe first few days of a calendar year
- NeujahrJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Greek Πρωτοχρονιά, Πρωτοχρονιά
- Πρωτοχρονιά (Protochroniá)the first few days of a calendar year
- Πρωτοχρονιά (Protochroniá)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hebrew שָׁנָה חֲדָשָׁה, רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
- שָׁנָה חֲדָשָׁה (shaná khadashá)the first few days of a calendar year
- רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rósh hashaná)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- סִילְבֶסְטֶר (silvéster)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hindi नया साल
- नया साल (nayā sāl)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hungarian új év
- új évyear following the current year
Icelandic nýár, nýár
- nýáryear following the current year
- nýárJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- nýtt árJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Indonesian Tahun Baru
- Tahun Baruthe first few days of a calendar year
Irish athbhliain, bliain nua
- athbhliainyear following the current year
- bliain nuaJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Italian capodanno
- capodannoJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Japanese 新年, 新年
- 新年 (shinnen)year following the current year
- 新年 (shinnen)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Korean 새해, 새해
- 새해 (saehae)year following the current year
- 새해 (saehae)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- 신년 (sinnyeon)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Latin annus faustus, annus novus
- annus faustusJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- annus novusJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Latvian jaunais gads
- jaunais gadsJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Lithuanian naujieji metai
- naujieji metaiJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Malay tahun baru, Tahun Baru
- tahun baruyear following the current year
- Tahun Baruthe first few days of a calendar year
- Tahun Baharuthe first few days of a calendar year
- Tahun BaruJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- Tahun BaharuJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Māori Tau Hou
- Tau HouJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Norwegian Bokmål nyttår, nyår
- nyttåryear following the current year
- nyåryear following the current year
- nyttårthe first few days of a calendar year
- nyårthe first few days of a calendar year
- nyttårJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- nyårJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Polish Nowy Rok, Nowy Rok
- Nowy Rokthe first few days of a calendar year
- Nowy RokJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Portuguese Ano Novo, ano-bom
- Ano NovoJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- ano-bomJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Romanian Anul Nou
- Anul NouJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Russian Но́вый год, Но́вый год
- Но́вый год (Nóvyj god)the first few days of a calendar year
- Но́вый год (Nóvyj god)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Scottish Gaelic a' Bhliadhna Ùr, a' Bhliadhna Ùr
- a' Bhliadhna Ùrthe first few days of a calendar year
- a' Bhliadhna ÙrJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Slovak Nový rok
- Nový rokJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Spanish año nuevo
- año nuevoJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Swahili mwaka mpya
- mwaka mpyaJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Swedish nyår, nytt år
- nyårthe first few days of a calendar year
- nytt årJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- nyårJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tagalog Bagong Taon
- Bagong TaonJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tamil புது ஆண்டு, புது வருடம்
- புது ஆண்டு (putu āṇṭu)year following the current year
- புது வருடம் (putu varuṭam)year following the current year
- புத்தாண்டு (puttāṇṭu)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- வருடப்பிறப்பு (varuṭappiṟappu)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Thai ปีใหม่, ปีใหม่
- ปีใหม่ (bpii-mài)year following the current year
- ปีใหม่ (bpii-mài)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Turkish yılbaşı, yeni sene
- yılbaşıthe first few days of a calendar year
- yeni seneJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- yeni yılJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Ukrainian Нови́й рік
- Нови́й рік (Novýj rik)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Urdu نَیا سال
- نَیا سال (nayā sāl)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Vietnamese năm mới, tân niên
- năm mớiyear following the current year
- tân niênyear following the current year
- năm mớithe first few days of a calendar year
- năm mớiJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- tếtJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
- Tết dương lịchJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Welsh Blwyddyn Newydd
- Blwyddyn NewyddJanuary 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Yiddish נײַ יאָר
- נײַ יאָר (nay yor)January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Cite this entry
APA
new year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20year
MLA
“new year.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20year. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new year,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20year.
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