"summer holiday" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 83 9 8 Disambiguation of Summer: 53 37 10 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 13 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 8 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 6 5
  2. (Commonwealth) A vacation taken during the summer. Tags: Commonwealth, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-summer_holiday-en-noun-A~srbkwD Categories (other): Commonwealth English
  3. (figurative) An easy and pleasant experience. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-summer_holiday-en-noun-h-0IDkd1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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