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Whitsun-nights

Whitsun-nights is the plural of Whitsun-night.

Meaning of Whitsun-night

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

Questions about Whitsun-nights

What is Whitsun-nights the plural of?
Whitsun-nights is the plural of Whitsun-night.

Words near Whitsun-nights in the dictionary

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

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