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Christmas card

American  

noun

Christmas cards plural
  1. a printed and often decorated card for mailing at Christmas to express good wishes.


Christmas card British  

noun

  1. a greeting card sent at Christmas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Christmas card

First recorded in 1880–85

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Lisburn and Castlereagh Council said a number of events in its Christmas programme would be delayed due to the weather, including the Dundonald Christmas Market.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Tommy Banks, who runs award-winning restaurants in North Yorkshire, said the van had been due to drop off the pies, worth £25,000, at York Christmas Market on Monday morning.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

The Seattle Christmas Market is billed as “a European-inspired outdoor Christmas village and community marketplace.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

Malte Kluetz, CEO and founder of Vancouver Christmas Market and Seattle Christmas Market, thinks fondly of going to European-style Christmas markets growing up in Bardenberg, Germany.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023

Andy Pidgen of Market Place Europe, manager of the Belfast Christmas Market, said there will be more than 100 chalets at the event this year, with up to 30 different nationalities represented.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023

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