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Meanings of holiday in English

Russian
праздник
Portuguese
feriados
Catalan
dia festiu
Spanish
día feriado
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Festive day set aside by custom or by law.

        праздник
        Portuguese
        sueto
        Catalan
        vacances
        Spanish
        vacaciones

        Leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure.

              sueto
              Usage of holiday in English
              1
              Investors hope holiday sales will help retail stocks cap a strong year.
              Reuters
              2
              There's one major exception to this sea change, though: the holiday season.
              Wired
              3
              It has extended the Lunar New Year national holiday into next week.
              The South African
              4
              Monday marks the second year of Ontario's annual Family Day statutory holiday.
              Wired
              5
              China will celebrate the week-long Lunar New Year holiday from Jan. 24.
              Reuters
              6
              The holiday fell in January this year, but in February last year.
              Reuters
              7
              Offices and markets were closed on Friday for the New Year holiday.
              Reuters
              8
              Government urges public to exercise caution on water over bank holiday weekend.
              The Irish Times
              9
              The last public holiday introduced was Waitangi Day nearly 50 years ago.
              Radio NZ
              10
              The couple had not seen each other since their New Year holiday.
              William and harry
              11
              Stock markets across Europe were closed for the Easter Monday bank holiday.
              The Irish Times
              12
              Markets in Ireland, Britain and Greece reopened yesterday following the bank holiday.
              The Irish Times
              13
              They all work hard and look forward to this holiday each year.
              The Irish Times
              14
              IT workers do not have nearly four months' paid holiday a year.
              The Irish Times
              15
              The international development secretary's busman's holiday in Israel is the first problem.
              The Guardian
              16
              New Zealand's stock market was closed on Monday for a public holiday.
              Reuters
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              Common
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              Common
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