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LNY

LNY is the initialism of Lunar New Year.

Meaning of Lunar New Year

Noun

Lunar New Year (countable and uncountable, plural Lunar New Years)

  1. An annual holiday of several cultures that marks the beginning of a new year according to a lunar or lunisolar calendar, as opposed to a new year dictated by a solar calendar such as the Julian or Gregorian calendars.
    • Photos obtained by CNN from an attendee at a village funeral in Cheng'an County in Hebei Province show mourners of all ages, including children, watching the performance.
      The attendee, who asked not to be identified, said he was visiting family during the Lunar New Year holiday. While he was there...2015 April 24, Euan McKirdy, “What a send-off: China's funeral strippers told to cover up”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2015

Questions about LNY

What is LNY the initialism of?
LNY is the initialism of Lunar New Year.

Words near LNY in the dictionary

  1. LNU
  2. LNWI
  3. LNWIs
  4. LNWR
  5. Lnwy.
  6. LNY
  7. lo
  8. lo aleinu
  9. lo and behold
  10. lo bak
  11. lo hei

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