"New Year's" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: New Year + -'s. Possibly influenced by New Year's Day and New Year's Eve, or by phrases such as New Year's celebrations. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|New Year|'s}} New Year + -'s, {{m|en|New Year's Day}} New Year's Day, {{m|en|New Year's Eve}} New Year's Eve Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} New Year's
  1. The holiday commemorating (the beginning of) the new year. Categories (topical): New Year Translations (the holiday commemorating the new year): нового́дние пра́здники (novogódnije prázdniki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Но́вый год (Nóvyj god) [masculine] (Russian), Tết dương lịch (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-New_Year's-en-name-gA1ZNhbI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -'s

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          "roman": "novogódnije prázdniki",
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