Meanings
nounNew Year's Day (plural New Year's Days)
plural New Year's Days
- A holiday celebrating the first day of the New Year, celebrated on January 1 in cultures following the Gregorian calendar.
Holonym: New Year's (holiday-time sense)
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The good people of Han-tan were in the habit, every New Year's day, of presenting their Governor, Chien Tzü, with a number of live pigeons.
1912, Lionel Giles, Taoist Teachings from the Book of Lieh Tzŭ, London: John Murray, →OCLC, page 118Synonyms: New Year's
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA holiday celebrating the first day of the New Year, celebrated on January 1 in cultures following the Gregorian calendar.
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nounthe first day of the year
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New Year'sJanuary 1
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Translations
Afrikaans Nuwejaarsdag
- Nuwejaarsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Catalan Cap d'Any
- Cap d'Anyholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Chinese Mandarin 元旦, 大年初一
- 元旦 (yuándàn)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
- 大年初一 (dànián chūyī)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Czech Nový rok
- Nový rokholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Danish nytårsdag, første nytårsdag
- nytårsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- første nytårsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Dutch Nieuwjaar, nieuwjaarsdag
- Nieuwjaarholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- nieuwjaarsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Esperanto novjartago
- novjartagoholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Estonian uusaasta
- uusaastaholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Finnish uudenvuodenpäivä
- uudenvuodenpäiväholiday occurring on the first day of the year
French jour de l'an, Nouvel An
- jour de l'anholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- Nouvel Anholiday occurring on the first day of the year
German Neujahr, Neujahrstag
- Neujahrholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- Neujahrstagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Greek Πρωτοχρονιά
- Πρωτοχρονιά (Protochroniá)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Hungarian újév
- újévholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Icelandic nýársdagur
- nýársdagurholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Indonesian Hari Tahun Baru
- Hari Tahun Baruholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Irish Lá Caille
- Lá Cailleholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Italian capodanno
- capodannoholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Japanese 元日, 元旦
- 元日 (ganjitsu)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
- 元旦 (gantan)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Korean 신정
- 신정 (sinjeong)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Lithuanian naujųjų metų diena
- naujųjų metų dienaholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Norwegian Bokmål nyttårsdag, første nyttårsdag
- nyttårsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- første nyttårsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Polish Nowy Rok
- Nowy Rokholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Portuguese Ano Novo
- Ano Novoholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Romanian Anul Nou, ziua de Anul Nou
- Anul Nouholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- ziua de Anul Nouholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Russian Но́вый год
- Но́вый год (Nóvyj god)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Scottish Gaelic Là na Bliadhna Ùire, Callainn
- Là na Bliadhna Ùireholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- Callainnholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Slovak Nový rok
- Nový rokholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Spanish Año Nuevo
- Año Nuevoholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Swahili siku ya mwaka
- siku ya mwakaholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Swedish nyårsdag
- nyårsdagholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Tagalog Bagong Taon
- Bagong Taonholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Tamil புத்தாண்டு நாள்
- புத்தாண்டு நாள் (puttāṇṭu nāḷ)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Thai วันขึ้นปีใหม่
- วันขึ้นปีใหม่ (wan khuen pi mai)holiday occurring on the first day of the year
Turkish yılbaşı
- yılbaşıholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Vietnamese tết dương lịch, Tết dương lịch
- tết dương lịchholiday occurring on the first day of the year
- Tết dương lịchholiday occurring on the first day of the year
Welsh Dydd Calan
- Dydd Calanholiday occurring on the first day of the year
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