"Saint Stephen's Day" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /seɪnt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Saint Stephen's Day.wav [UK] Forms: Saint Stephen's Days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s|head=Saint Stephen's Day}} Saint Stephen's Day (countable and uncountable, plural Saint Stephen's Days)
  1. Alternative form of St. Stephen's Day. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: St. Stephen's Day Categories (topical): Christmas, Holidays

Inflected forms

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