vacation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
- /ʋɪ.keː.ʃən/ (India)
- /ʋe.keː.ʃən/ (India)
- /vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
We were on vacation in Florida this year.
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(countable, uncountable) An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.
- (countable, uncountable) A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of vacating something; moving out.
The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.
- (US, countable, uncountable) The act of making legally void.
- (countable, general, uncountable) Freedom from some business or activity.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
The first exploited his, sundrie waies, and excelleth in military exploits, and utilitie of his publike vacations.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 28, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vacations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
daycation · postvacation · gaycation · vacation home · minivacation · racecation · vaca · nonvacation · vacationship · vacationer · Vacationland · homecation · vacation time · adventurecation · grippy sock vacation · vaxication · vacation dick · nearcation · grippy socks vacation · vacationy · come on vacation, leave on probation · sexcation · vacational · sleepcation · vacationist · foodcation · Vacation Bible School · haycation · nakation · mancation · vacationland · ladycation · baecation · Vacation Bible · microvacation · recation · workcation · girlcation · naycation · vacay · prevacation · flexcation · summer vacation · staycation · vacationless · vacation day · long vacation · coolcation · vacationgoer
Holonyms
Hyponyms
minibreak · bank holiday · national holiday · public holiday · busman's holiday · long weekend · privilege day · staycation
Relateds
Synonyms
getaway · departure · holiday · break · leave · vacay · holiday · leave of absence · vaca · annual leave · annulment · moveout · vac · time off · time away · revocation · day off · vacation · holiday · pause · recess
Translations (217)
da fratrædelse (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · yi וואַקאַציע (period of leisure time) · mk одмор (period of leisure time) · pt férias (period of leisure time) · ru оставле́ние (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · pl wakacje (period of leisure time) · es vacación (period of leisure time) · be во́дпуск (period of leisure time) · sh ráspust (period of leisure time) · ota تخلیه (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · ms cuti (period of leisure time) · ja 休暇 (period of leisure time) · it feria (official holiday period) · alt отпуск (period of leisure time) · tk kanikul (period of leisure time) · dsb ferije (period of leisure time) · he חופשה \ חֻפְשָׁה (official holiday period) · ja 休み (period of leisure time) · da ferie (official holiday period) · ja ヴァカンス (period of leisure time) · tr tatil (period of leisure time) · lv brīvdiena (period of leisure time) · eu opor (period of leisure time) · pt feriado (official holiday period) · mn амралт (period of leisure time) · qu samay pacha (period of leisure time) · de Urlaub (trip away from home) · it vacanza (period of leisure time) · pl opróżnienie (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · es vacaciones (official holiday period) · mt vaganza, btala (period of leisure time) · sh пра̑знӣк (period of leisure time) · io vakanco (period of leisure time) · pl wakacje (trip away from home) · sip གུང་སེང (official holiday period) · lo ມື້ພັກ (period of leisure time) · ru кани́кулы (official holiday period) · la fēriae (official holiday period) · hu munkaszünet (official holiday period) · sv semester (period of leisure time) · cs prázdniny (freedom from some business or activity) · pl urlop (period of leisure time) · bg опразване (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · ka არდადეგები (period of leisure time) · hu pihenőidő (official holiday period) · la cessātiō (freedom from some business or activity) · hu üresedés (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · ur چُھٹّی (period of leisure time) · es vacación (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · et puhkus (official holiday period) · ug دەم ئېلىش (period of leisure time) · ur تَعْطِیلات (period of leisure time) · cs dovolená (period of leisure time) · fi tyhjentäminen (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · nl vakantie (period of leisure time) · vi nghỉ lễ (official holiday period) · cmn 假期 (period of leisure time) · et vabastamine (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · sl dopust (period of leisure time) · uz otpuska (period of leisure time) · yue 假期 (period of leisure time) · uk кані́кули (official holiday period) · chr ᎤᎾᏦᏪᏐᎸᏍᏛ (period of leisure time) · fi vapaapäivä (period of leisure time) · pt vacatura (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · bg освобождаване (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · be кані́кулы (official holiday period) · be адпачы́нак (period of leisure time) · lt atóstogos (period of leisure time) · fi loma (period of leisure time) · ky дем алыш (period of leisure time) · hu kiürítés (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · sk dovolenka (period of leisure time) · pt tolerância (period of leisure time) · km ល្ហែ (period of leisure time) · ru отгу́л (period of leisure time) · fa-ira تَعْطیلات (period of leisure time) · pl wczasy (trip away from home) · uk кані́кули (period of leisure time) · ka გათავისუფლება (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · lad vakansas (period of leisure time) · vi kì nghỉ (period of leisure time) · nl vakantie (trip away from home) · my အလုပ်ပိတ်ရက် (period of leisure time) · bg ваканция (official holiday period) · ky отпуск (period of leisure time) · fr vacances (freedom from some business or activity) · sh fȇrije (period of leisure time) · sl počitnice (period of leisure time) · da fraflytning (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · fi lähtö (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · la fēriae (period of leisure time) · fa-ira تَعْطیل (period of leisure time) · et annuleerimine (the act of making legally void) · pt férias (freedom from some business or activity) · sip གུང་སེང (period of leisure time) · fr vacances (official holiday period) · pdt Vakassion (period of leisure time) · it vacanza (official holiday period) · cs dovolená (period of leisure time) · dsb prozniny (period of leisure time) · ru освобожде́ние (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · eo libertempo (period of leisure time) · pt vacação (period of leisure time) · he חופש \ חֹפֶשׁ (period of leisure time) · kmr betlane (period of leisure time) · de Annullierung (the act of making legally void) · et puhkus (period of leisure time) · pt vagação (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · de Ferien (official holiday period) · az məzuniyyət (period of leisure time) · acw إجازة (period of leisure time) · sv semester (trip away from home) · de Preisgabe (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · cs prázdniny (period of leisure time) · da ferie (period of leisure time) · pl opuszczenie (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · pt féria (official holiday period) · bg вака́нция (freedom from some business or activity) · pl wczasy (freedom from some business or activity) · ar عُطْلَة (period of leisure time) · kmr tatîl (period of leisure time) · ja バケーション (period of leisure time) · pt vacação (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · kk демалыс (period of leisure time) · pt vagatura (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · el διακοπές (period of leisure time) · ro anulare (the act of making legally void) · fi jättäminen (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · sh ра́спуст (period of leisure time) · ia vacantia (period of leisure time) · uz dam olish (period of leisure time) · hu nyaralás (trip away from home) · ga laethanta saoire (official holiday period) · ko 휴가 (period of leisure time) · ja 休廷 (the act of making legally void) · hu szabadság (official holiday period) · is frí (trip away from home) · uz taʻtil (period of leisure time) · sh òdmor (period of leisure time) · bo གུང་གསེང (period of leisure time) · ru о́тпуск (period of leisure time) · hu szabadság (period of leisure time) · de Urlaub (period of leisure time) · ru кани́кулы (period of leisure time) · is frí (official holiday period) · sv ledighet (period of leisure time) · fi hylkääminen (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · hu vakáció (period of leisure time) · la cessātiō (period of leisure time) · sh о̀дмор (period of leisure time) · ur تَعْطِیل (period of leisure time) · tk dynç alyş (period of leisure time) · hu szünidő (period of leisure time) · alt божодоры (period of leisure time) · km រហែ (period of leisure time) · de Ferien (period of leisure time) · tg таътил (period of leisure time) · hu megsemmisítés (the act of making legally void) · sv lov (official holiday period) · is frí (period of leisure time) · hi छुट्टी (period of leisure time) · mk распуст (official holiday period) · sv ferie (official holiday period) · pl wczasy (period of leisure time) · es vacatura (official holiday period) · ar إِجَازَة (period of leisure time) · nb ferie (period of leisure time) · bg отпуск (period of leisure time) · pl święto (official holiday period) · es vacaciones (period of leisure time) · hu kiköltözés (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · sh prȃznīk (period of leisure time) · hu hatályon kívül helyezés (the act of making legally void) · bg ваканция (period of leisure time) · my အားလပ်ရက် (period of leisure time) · ja バカンス (period of leisure time) · hu érvénytelenítés (the act of making legally void) · sh фе̑рије (period of leisure time) · ca vacança (official holiday period) · nl vakantie (official holiday period) · dsb ferije (official holiday period) · hu betöltetlenség (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · az tətil (period of leisure time) · pl wakacje (freedom from some business or activity) · fr vacances (period of leisure time) · ga saoire (trip away from home) · mk поништување (the act of making legally void) · es vacación (official holiday period) · hy արձակուրդ (period of leisure time) · ka არდადეგები (official holiday period) · sq pushim (period of leisure time) · ka გაუქმება (the act of making legally void) · be кані́кулы (period of leisure time) · mk ослободување (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · nn ferie (period of leisure time) · mk испразнување (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · mk оставање (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · hu megüresedés (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · ro vacanță (period of leisure time) · ro golire (the act of making legally void) · ga saoire (period of leisure time) · bg отпуска (period of leisure time) · fi mitätöinti (the act of making legally void) · lo ຍາມພັກ (period of leisure time) · ru отме́на (the act of making legally void) · alt берери (period of leisure time) · hu szünet (freedom from some business or activity) · dsb prozniny (official holiday period) · fi poismuutto (the act of vacating something; moving out of something) · pl anulowanie (the act of making legally void) · dsb dowol (period of leisure time) · th วันหยุด (period of leisure time) · fi loma (official holiday period) · uk відпу́стка (period of leisure time) · et tühistamine (the act of making legally void) · gl vacacións (period of leisure time)