"May Day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: May Days [plural]
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  1. The first day of May, a festival celebrating the beginning of the spring season; originally, and still among neopagans, a fertility celebration. Translations (spring festival): 五朔節 (Chinese Mandarin), 五朔节 (Wǔshuòjié) (Chinese Mandarin), Cala'Me (Cornish), Kala' Me [masculine] (Cornish), vappu (Finnish), Πρωτομαγιά (Protomagiá) [feminine] (Greek), Maipraaznikka (Ingrian), Lá Bealtaine [masculine] (Irish), calendimaggio [masculine] (Italian), yekî gulanê (Northern Kurdish), Là Bealltainn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Là Buidhe Bealltainn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), Bealltainn [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Gŵyl Fai [feminine] (Welsh), Calan Mai [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-May_Day-en-noun-dWp65PPi Disambiguation of 'spring festival': 71 29
  2. Labour Day, the first day of May, a worldwide workers' holiday. Wikidata QID: Q47499 Categories (topical): Holidays Synonyms: International Workers' Day Synonyms (workers' holiday): Labor Day, Labour Day Derived forms: May Day sweep, May-day sweep Related terms: maypole, May Queen, Jack in the green, 'Obby 'Oss, pay day Translations (workers' holiday): Աշխատանքի օր (Ašxatankʻi ōr) (Armenian), အလုပ်သမားနေ့ (a.lupsa.ma:ne.) (Burmese), Primer de Maig [masculine] (Catalan), 勞動節 (Chinese Mandarin), 劳动节 (láodòngjié) (Chinese Mandarin), første maj [common-gender] (Danish), 1. maj (Danish), arbejdernes internationale kampdag [common-gender, formal, rare] (Danish), Dag van de Arbeid [Belgium, Suriname, masculine] (Dutch), volbripäev (Estonian), töörahvapüha (Estonian), vappu (Finnish), fête du Travail (French), fête des Travailleurs (French), Día do Traballo [masculine] (Galician), Tag der Arbeit [masculine] (German), Erster Mai [masculine] (German), Maifeiertag [masculine] (German), Kampftag der Arbeiterklasse [dated, masculine] (German), Kampftag der Arbeiterbewegung [masculine] (German), Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά (Ergatikí Protomagiá) [feminine] (Greek), Πρωτομαγιά (Protomagiá) [feminine] (Greek), אחד במאי (Hebrew), munka ünnepe (Hungarian), fyrsti maí (Icelandic), Primo Maggio [masculine] (Italian), festa dei lavoratori [feminine] (Italian), メーデー (Mēdē) (Japanese), pervomaiju (Karelian), 노동절 (nodongjeol) (alt: 勞動節) (Korean), Ден на трудот (Den na trudot) [masculine] (Macedonian), Меѓународен ден на трудот (Meǵunaroden den na trudot) [masculine] (Macedonian), Први мај (Prvi maj) [masculine] (Macedonian), Hari Buruh (Malay), yekî gulanê (Northern Kurdish), válbor (Northern Sami), første mai (Norwegian), Święto Pracy [neuter] (Polish), Dia do Trabalhador [masculine] (Portuguese), Primeiro de Maio [masculine] (Portuguese), Пра́здник весны́ и труда́ (Prázdnik vesný i trudá) [Russia, masculine] (Russian), День труда́ (Denʹ trudá) [masculine] (Russian), Первома́й (Pervomáj) [masculine] (Russian), Bealltainn [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Wrokomandei (Sranan Tongo), leba dei (Swahili), Siku ya Wafanyakazi (Swahili), första maj (Swedish), valborg [common-gender] (Swedish), vappen [Finland] (Swedish), Araw ng mga Manggagawa (Tagalog)
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Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
          "word": "fyrsti maí"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
          "word": "Hari Buruh"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "workers' holiday",
          "word": "válbor"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "workers' holiday",
          "word": "første mai"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "workers' holiday",
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          "word": "Święto Pracy"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
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            "masculine"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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            "Russia",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "note": "День междунаро́дной солида́рности трудя́щихся",
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          "word": "leba dei"
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          "word": "Siku ya Wafanyakazi"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "sense": "workers' holiday",
          "word": "Araw ng mga Manggagawa"
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      "word": "May Day sweep"
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      "word": "Jack in the green"
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      "word": "'Obby 'Oss"
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      "word": "pay day"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "word": "五朔節"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "spring festival",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "word": "vappu"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Protomagiá",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Πρωτομαγιά"
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    {
      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "spring festival",
      "word": "Maipraaznikka"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lá Bealtaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "calendimaggio"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "word": "yekî gulanê"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Là Bealltainn"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Là Buidhe Bealltainn"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Bealltainn"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gŵyl Fai"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "spring festival",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Calan Mai"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Ašxatankʻi ōr",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "Աշխատանքի օր"
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      "code": "hy",
      "english": "USSR",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "note": "Աշխատավորների համերաշխության միջազգային օր",
      "roman": "Ašxatavorneri hamerašxutʻyan miǰazgayin ōr",
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    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.lupsa.ma:ne.",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "အလုပ်သမားနေ့"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Primer de Maig"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "勞動節"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "láodòngjié",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
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      "word": "første maj"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "workers' holiday",
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      "word": "Dag van de Arbeid"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "volbripäev"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "töörahvapüha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "vappu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "fête du Travail"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "fête des Travailleurs"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Día do Traballo"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tag der Arbeit"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Erster Mai"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maifeiertag"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Kampftag der Arbeiterklasse"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Kampftag der Arbeiterbewegung"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Ergatikí Protomagiá",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Protomagiá",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Πρωτομαγιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "אחד במאי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "munka ünnepe"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "fyrsti maí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Primo Maggio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "festa dei lavoratori"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Mēdē",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "メーデー"
    },
    {
      "code": "krl",
      "lang": "Karelian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "pervomaiju"
    },
    {
      "alt": "勞動節",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nodongjeol",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "노동절"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "yekî gulanê"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Den na trudot",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ден на трудот"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Meǵunaroden den na trudot",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Меѓународен ден на трудот"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Prvi maj",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Први мај"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "Hari Buruh"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "válbor"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "første mai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Święto Pracy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dia do Trabalhador"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Primeiro de Maio"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Prázdnik vesný i trudá",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "Пра́здник весны́ и труда́"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Denʹ trudá",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "День труда́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "USSR",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "День междунаро́дной солида́рности трудя́щихся",
      "roman": "Denʹ meždunaródnoj solidárnosti trudjáščixsja",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Pervomáj",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Первома́й"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bealltainn"
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      "code": "srn",
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "Wrokomandei"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "leba dei"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "Siku ya Wafanyakazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "första maj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "valborg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "tags": [
        "Finland"
      ],
      "word": "vappen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "workers' holiday",
      "word": "Araw ng mga Manggagawa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "May Day"
}

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