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  new year

  noun

  the year approaching or newly begun.
• New Year
  New Year

  noun

  the first day or days of the year in various calendars, usually celebrated as a holiday

new year

American  

noun

1. the year approaching or newly begun.

2. New Year's Day.

3. (initial capital letters) the first day or few days of a year in any of various calendars.

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New Year British  

noun

1. the first day or days of the year in various calendars, usually celebrated as a holiday

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Etymology

Origin of new year

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200

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For 35-year-old hair dresser Yannay Miranda, like many of the parents of Cuba's 1.4 million pupils, the challenges of getting ready for the new year began long before Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

A district spokesperson said they’ve had a positive start to the new year, and school officials have put “reminder tags” on e-bikes that have been parked on school property without the permit stickers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The tools switch on for the new year the same season the guardrail comes off.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The White House seems to have settled on a campaign of economic pressure, a pause of sorts until after the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections or the new year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

But I’d like to think, since my cycles stopped in January, that Raul Emesto began his long campaign into flesh the first day of this hopeful new year.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

At the end of the week, Jewish congregations will celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Around New Year, we expect to have a common understanding with a partner country outside of the European Union," said Danish Migrations Minister Morten Bodskov, without naming the nation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Backed by tech heavyweights like Meituan and venture-capital firm HSG, the startup captured national attention when its humanoid robots performed a folk dance during a Lunar New Year Gala broadcast last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In January 2023, during the Lunar New Year holiday, we used the new map to investigate the strongest candidate for the title of 'tallest tree'.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

The church was having a potluck dinner and bonfire to celebrate the New Year.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez