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Whitsun-night

Whitsun-night noun: the night of Whitsunday.

Noun

Whitsun-night (plural Whitsun-nights)

  1. The night of Whitsunday.
    • There was a farmer who had a mill that was burnt down two Whitsun-nights in succession.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 158

Forms of Whitsun-night

pluralWhitsun-nights

Questions about Whitsun-night

What does Whitsun-night mean?
Whitsun-night means the night of Whitsunday.
What part of speech is Whitsun-night?
Whitsun-night is a noun.
What is the plural of Whitsun-night?
The plural of Whitsun-night is Whitsun-nights.

Words near Whitsun-night in the dictionary

  1. Whitstones
  2. Whitsun
  3. Whitsun Monday
  4. Whitsun Tide
  5. Whitsun Tuesday
  6. Whitsun-night
  7. Whitsun-nights
  8. Whitsunday
  9. Whitsunday Islands
  10. Whitsundays
  11. Whitsuns

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