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Definition Christmas in American English

Christmas noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˈkrɪsməs/
1

December 25, celebrated by Christians as the day that Jesus Christ was born

Example

Christmas usually comes less than a month after Thanksgiving.

Example

Did you get a lot of Christmas presents this year?

1.1

December 25, celebrated as a public holiday in many countries

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2

the period before and after December 25

Example

We spent Christmas in the Bahamas last year.

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Definition Christmas in American English