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public holiday

public holiday noun: a national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.

Noun

public holiday (plural public holidays)

  1. A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.
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public holiday meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Malay

public holiday in Tamil

பொது விடுமுறை

public holiday in Kannada

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ರಜಾದಿನ, ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ರಜಾದಿನ

public holiday in Arabic

national or regional holiday from work on a specific day
عُطْلَة رَسْمِيَّة ʕuṭla rasmiyya, إِجَازَة عَامَّة ʔijāza ʕāmma

public holiday in Malay

national or regional holiday from work on a specific day
cuti umum

Synonyms of public holiday

Forms of public holiday

pluralpublic holidays

Questions about public holiday

What does public holiday mean?
Public holiday means a national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.
What is public holiday in Tamil?
Public holiday in Tamil is பொது விடுமுறை. See Public holiday meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is public holiday?
Public holiday is a noun.
What is the plural of public holiday?
The plural of public holiday is public holidays.

Words near public holiday in the dictionary

  1. public hearing
  2. public hearings
  3. public historian
  4. public historians
  5. public history
  6. public holiday
  7. public holidays
  8. public hotel
  9. public hotels
  10. public house
  11. public houses

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