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1. (n.) Christmas
the annual Christian festival commemorating Jesus' birth: celebrated in the Western Church on December 25.
Etymology: (bef. 1150; ME cristmasse; OE Cristes mæmacr;sse Mass of Christ)
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1. (noun) Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. (noun) Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25
a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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1. (noun) Christmas
the 25th of December and the period when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ
at home with the family for Christmas; Christmas presents/dinner/tree
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1. (noun) christmas
an annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality
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1. christmas
the festival in celebration of the birth of Christ now celebrated all over Christendom on 25th December, as coinciding with an old heathen festival celebrated at the winter solstice, the day of the return of the sun northward, and in jubilation of the prospect of the renewal of life in the spring.
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Sense: an annual festival in memory of the birth of Christ, held on December 25, Christmas Day.
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 Afrikaans: Kersfees |
 Arabic: عيد ميلاد المسيح |
 Bulgarian: Коледа |
 Brazilian: Natal |
 Czech: Vánoce |
 German: das Weihnachten |
 Danish: jul |
 Greek: Χριστούγεννα |
 Spanish: Navidad |
 Estonian: jõulud |
 Farsi: عید میلاد مسیح |
 Finnish: joulu |
 French: Noël |
 Hebrew: חָג הַמוֹלָד |
 Hindi: क्रिसमस दिवस |
 Croatian: Božić |
 Hungarian: karácsony |
 Indonesian: Natal |
 Icelandic: jólahátíð |
 Italian: Natale |
 Japanese: クリスマス |
 Korean: 성탄절 |
 Lithuanian: Kalėdos |
 Latvian: Ziemassvētki |
 Malay: Krismas |
 Dutch: kerstmis |
 Norwegian: jul |
 Polish: Boże Narodzenie |
 Persian: عید میلاد مسیح |
 Pashto: كرسمس ، دعيسويانو اختر |
 Portuguese: Natal |
 Romanian: Crăciun |
 Russian: Рождество |
 Slovak: Vianoce |
 Slovenian: božič |
 Serbian: Božić |
 Swedish: jul |
 Thai: คริสต์มาส |
 Turkish: Noel |
 Taiwanese: 聖誕節，耶誕節 |
 Ukrainian: Різдво |
 Urdu: کرسمس |
 Vietnamese: lễ Nô en |
 Chinese: 圣诞节 |
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