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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAño Nuevo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɲo ˈnweβo
"El Año Nuevo comienza el primero de enero."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, falling on January 1st.
"Many people make resolutions for self-improvement on New Year's Day." - 2
A public holiday observed globally to celebrate the beginning of a new calendar year.
"Banks and government offices are closed on New Year's Day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from Old English 'niwe', 'gear', and 'dæg', combined to mark the first day of the calendar year. Historically tied to various religious and cultural calendars, its modern English usage predominantly refers to January 1st as established by the Gregorian calendar.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "New Year's Day" is said worldwide
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Jour de l'An
Transliteration: ʒuʁ də lɑ̃
"Le Jour de l'An est un jour férié en France."
Neujahr
Transliteration: ˈnɔɪ̯ˌjaːɐ̯
"An Neujahr schlafen viele Leute lange aus."
Capodanno
Transliteration: kapoˈdanno
"A Capodanno festeggiamo con gli amici."
Año Nuevo
Transliteration: ˈaɲo ˈnweβo
"El Año Nuevo comienza el primero de enero."
Ano Novo
Transliteration: ˈɐnu ˈnovu
"Desejamos um feliz Ano Novo a todos."
नया साल
Transliteration: nayā sāl
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"नया साल मुबारक हो।"
元旦
Transliteration: yuándàn
"元旦是一年的第一天。"
신정
Transliteration: sinjeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 신정에 떡국을 먹습니다."
元日
Transliteration: ganjitsu
Script: 日本語
"元日は祝日です。"
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