Definitions for halloweenˌhæl əˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Hal•low•eenˌhæl əˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-(n.)
or Hal•low•e'en
the evening of Oct. 31; the eve of All Saints' Day: observed esp. by children, who dress in costume and play trick or treat.
Category: Religion
Origin of Halloween:
1550–60; (All )hallow (s ) +e (v )en2
Princeton's WordNet
Halloween, Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve(noun)
the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
Halloween(noun)ˌhæl əˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-
the 31st of October when people, especially children, celebrate by wearing costumes and getting candy
Wiktionary
Halloween(Noun)
The eve of All Hallows' Day; 31st October; celebrated (mostly in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and Ireland) by children going door-to-door in costume and demanding candy with menaces.
Origin: A shortening of Allhallow-even (Eve of All Saints).
Webster Dictionary
Halloween(noun)
the evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day
Translations for halloween
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
Halloween(noun)
a Christian festival on 31 Oct., when children dress up and play ``trick or treat!''
- AllerheiligeaandAfrikaans

- عيد جَميع القِدّيسينArabic

- Вси СветииBulgarian

- halloweenPortuguese (BR)

- HalloweenCzech

- der HalloweenGerman

- allehelgensaftenDanish

- γιορτή των Αγίων ΠάντωνGreek

- víspera de Todos los SantosSpanish

- kõikide pühakute päeva eelõhtuEstonian

- جشن هالووینFarsi

- pyhäinpäivän aattoFinnish

- HalloweenFrench

- לֵיל כָּל הַקדוֹשִׁיםHebrew

- 31अक्टूबर को मनाया जाने वाला ईसाई त्योहार जबकि बच्चे तरह-तरह के कपड़े पहनकर“ट्रिक एंड ट्रीट” खेलते हैंHindi

- predvecerje Svih svetih; Noc vješticaCroatian

- mindenszentek előestéjeHungarian

- malam menjelang perayaan 1 NovemberIndonesian

- HalloweenItalian

- お菓子ちょうだいJapanese

- 만성절(萬聖節) 전야의 축제, 핼로윈Korean

- Visų šventųjų šventės išvakarėsLithuanian

- Visu svēto dienas priekšvakarsLatvian

- halloweenMalay

- avond vóór AllerheiligenDutch

- جشن هالووینPersian

- (عيسوى ) ښه شپه، داولياوْشپه ( داكتوبر ٣١ نيټى شپهPashto

- канун Дня всех святыхRussian

- HalloweenSlovak

- Noć vešticaSerbian

- motsv dagen före allhelgonadagenSwedish

- ตอนเย็นหรือคืนวันที่ 31 ตุลาคม; วันปล่อยผีThai

- Azizler günü arefesi (31 Ekim), hortlak gecesiTurkish

- 萬聖節Chinese (Trad.)

- ХелоуінUkrainian

- آل سینٹس ڈے کا پہلا دنUrdu

- đêm trước ngày lễ các ThánhVietnamese

- 万圣节Chinese (Simp.)

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