"summer holiday" meaning in All languages combined

See summer holiday on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: summer holidays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} summer holiday (countable and uncountable, plural summer holidays)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A school break in summer between school years and the break in the school academic year. Tags: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Schools, Summer Synonyms: summer holidays [Ireland, UK], summer vacation [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-summer_holiday-en-noun-P04sKe~R Disambiguation of Schools: 71 20 9 Disambiguation of Summer: 47 43 10 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 29 3
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) A vacation taken during the summer. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Summer
    Sense id: en-summer_holiday-en-noun-A~srbkwD Disambiguation of Summer: 47 43 10 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
  3. (figurative) An easy and pleasant experience. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-summer_holiday-en-noun-h-0IDkd1

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