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  2. noun. uk / ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ / us / ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ / Add to word list. A1 [ C or U ] UK (UK informal holidays); (UK informal hols); (US vacation) a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax: a camping / skiing holiday.

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  4. an official day when you do not have to go to school or work: a public holiday. See also. bank holiday. federal holiday. national holiday. package holiday. See. summer holiday. holiday. verb [ I ] UK uk / ˈhɒlədeɪ / (US vacation) to have your holiday somewhere: We usually holiday in Spain.

  5. A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. I've just come back from a holiday. American English : vacation / veɪˈkeɪʃən /

  6. holiday /ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ -dɪ / n. (often plural) chiefly Brit a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation. US and Canadian word: vacation. a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc. Related adjective (s): ferial.

  7. You use holiday (or holidays) in British English and vacation in North American English to describe the regular periods of time when you are not at work or school, or time that you spend travelling or relaxing away from home:

  8. In American English, a holiday is a single day or group of days when people do not work, often to commemorate an important event. In British English, a day like this is called a bank holiday or a public holiday .