Collocations with holiday
These are words often used in combination with holiday.
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annual holiday
For example, the non-resident parent is assumed to take his contact children on his annual holiday.
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extended holiday
Some people will want to let their houses for less than 12 months; for example, when on an extended holiday or when working abroad.
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happy holiday
It is therefore my pleasant task to join in wishing everyone a happy holiday.
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holiday album
She released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification.
holiday destination
That would make the area a dramatic holiday destination.
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holiday party
It deals with the occasional situation when a holiday party arrives on a charter flight and claims asylum en bloc.
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holiday song
They want to have a holiday song they can relate to.
holiday travel
I am informed that this congestion has been largely due to holiday travel.
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official holiday
It is indeed seen as a holiday by all; it is a sort of unofficial official holiday.
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paid holiday
Many treated the occasion as a paid holiday, which was a luxury in the tea garden world.
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religious holiday
The initial turnout of marchers should certainly be attributed to the call by community clerics to honor the religious holiday.
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traditional holiday
There is no established pattern of traditional holiday weeks in most major cities.
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winter holiday
We are all delighted to see them getting a winter holiday.
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past simple and past participle of overwhelm
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