Definitions for januaryˈdʒæn yuˌɛr i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Jan•u•ar•yˈdʒæn yuˌɛr i(n.)(pl.)-ar•ies, -ar•ys.
the first month of the year, containing 31 days.
Ref: Abbr.: Jan. 2
Origin of January:
bef. 1000; ME Januari(us), Janiver, Genever, (< OF Genever), OE Januarius < L, n. use of Jānuārius=Jānu(s)Janus+-ārius -ary
Princeton's WordNet
January, Jan(noun)
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
January(noun)ˈdʒæn yuˌɛr i
the 1st month of the year
We moved in January.; January 9th
Wiktionary
January(ProperNoun)
The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Abbreviation: Jan or Jan.
01/01/09 : Thursday, January 1st, 2009.
Origin: Re-Latinized from Ieneuer, from genever, from ianuarius, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European base *ei-, "to go".
Webster Dictionary
January(noun)
the first month of the year, containing thirty-one days
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
January
the first month of the year, so called as sacred to Janus (q. v.).
Translations for january
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
January(noun)
the first month of the year, the month following December.
- JanuarieAfrikaans
- شَهْر كانون ثانيArabic
- януариBulgarian
- janeiroPortuguese (BR)
- ledenCzech
- der JanuarGerman
- januarDanish
- ΙανουάριοςGreek
- eneroSpanish
- jaanuarEstonian
- ژانویهFarsi
- tammikuuFinnish
- janvierFrench
- יָנוּאָרHebrew
- जनवरी, अंग्रेजी वर्ष का प्रथम माहHindi
- siječanjCroatian
- januárHungarian
- JanuariIndonesian
- janúarIcelandic
- gennaioItalian
- １月Japanese
- 1월Korean
- sausisLithuanian
- janvārisLatvian
- JanuariMalay
- januariDutch
- januarNorwegian
- styczeńPolish
- ژانویهPersian
- جنوري، دعيسوى كال لومړۍ مياشتPashto
- janeiroPortuguese
- ianuarieRomanian
- январьRussian
- januárSlovak
- januarSlovenian
- januarSerbian
- januariSwedish
- เดือนมกราคมThai
- Ocak (ayı)Turkish
- 一月Chinese (Trad.)
- січеньUkrainian
- جنوریUrdu
- tháng giêngVietnamese
- 一月Chinese (Simp.)
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