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school holidays

school holidays is the plural of school holiday.

Meaning of school holiday

Noun

school holiday (plural school holidays)

  1. Any time period for which a school is closed.
    • Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55

Questions about school holidays

What is school holidays the plural of?
School holidays is the plural of school holiday.

Words near school holidays in the dictionary

  1. school division
  2. school divisions
  3. school glue
  4. school glues
  5. school holiday
  6. school holidays
  7. school horse
  8. school horses
  9. school house
  10. school houses
  11. school inspector

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