Midsummer Day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Midsummer Day
before 1150; Middle English, Old English
Example Sentences
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Midsummer Day, a celebration of the summer solstice in Sweden, lands on June 20—the same day Sweden takes on the Netherlands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Astronomer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer has calculated that on Midsummer Day, 1680 B.C., the sun rose directly over the special marking notch that can still be seen on the Heel.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It’s turned a corner. It must be Midsummer Day now.”
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
The date had stuck in Winston’s memory because it chanced to be Midsummer Day; but the whole story must be on record in countless other places as well.
From "1984" by George Orwell
For settlers arriving after the departure of Dale in 1616 or those migrating during the seven-year period following Midsummer Day of 1618, separate regulations applied.
From Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia 1607-1699 by Robinson, Walter Stitt
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