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spring break en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A time of vacation from school that occurs during the spring.
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2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The week of vacation from school that occurs during the winter-spring semester, which does not necessarily fall within the official season of spring.

Forms

Coordinates

back-to-school · summer vacation · harvest break

Deriveds

spring breaker

Synonyms

March break

Translations (11)

fr relâche (vacation during the spring) · ar إِجَازَة الرَّبِيع (vacation during the spring) · pl przerwa wiosenna (vacation during the spring) · ru весенние кани́кулы (vacation during the spring) · fr semaine de relâche (vacation during the spring) · cmn 春假 (vacation during the spring) · nv dąągo óltaʼ bitaʼ náhoʼaah (vacation during the spring) · ja 春休み (vacation during the spring) · fi kevätloma (vacation during the spring) · fr relâche scolaire (vacation during the spring) · ar عُطْلَة الرَّبِيع (vacation during the spring)