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New Year's

New Year's proper noun: the holiday commemorating (the beginning of) the new year; the holiday time that includes New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Proper noun

New Year's

  1. The holiday commemorating (the beginning of) the new year; the holiday time that includes New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
    • We spent last New Year's at her parent's house.
    • We'll be in Paris for New Year's.
    1. (often, specifically) New Year's Eve.
      • We love the fireworks and the ball drop on New Year's.
    2. (often, specifically) New Year's Day.
      • We love to host an early dinner on New Year's with prime rib.

New Year's meaning in Vietnamese

New Year's in Vietnamese

the holiday commemorating the new year
Tết dương lịch

Origin of New Year's

Genitive, from New Year + -'s.

Questions about New Year's

What does New Year's mean?
New Year's means the holiday commemorating (the beginning of) the new year; the holiday time that includes New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
What is New Year's in Vietnamese?
New Year's in Vietnamese is Tết dương lịch. See New Year's meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is New Year's?
New Year's is a proper noun.

Words near New Year's in the dictionary

  1. New World wines
  2. New Worlder
  3. New Worlders
  4. New Yawk
  5. new year
  6. New Year's
  7. New Year's bottle
  8. New Year's Day
  9. New Year's Days
  10. New Year's Eve
  11. New Year's Eves

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