Definitions for halloweenˌhæl əˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Hal•low•eenˌhæl əˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-(n.)

or Hal•low•e'en

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Halloween(noun)ˌhæl əˈwin, -oʊˈin, ˌhɒl-

    the 31st of October when people, especially children, celebrate by wearing costumes and getting candy

Wiktionary

  1. 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.

  2. Origin: A shortening of Allhallow-even (Eve of All Saints).

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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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