new year
noun
the year approaching or newly begun.
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new year
Americannoun
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the year approaching or newly begun.
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(initial capital letters) the first day or few days of a year in any of various calendars.
New Year
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of new year
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
Example Sentences
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Despite the double-digit growth, Tencent's quarterly earnings would be "impacted by rising AI investment costs and slower video-game sales, which were affected by the relatively late Lunar New Year holiday".
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Osman and Bailey were both named in the King's New Year Honours list.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
China combines the trade data for the first two months of each year to account for fluctuations around the Lunar New Year holiday season, which falls on different dates each year.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The blaze at Le Constellation, a bar in the upmarket Alpine resort, broke out in the early hours of January 1 as people celebrated the New Year.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Soon after breakfast people loaded with gifts would begin to stream out of their homes to wish friends and relatives a happy New Year.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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