winter holiday

collocation in English

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winter
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈwɪn.tər/us
/ˈwɪn.t̬ɚ/
the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather ...
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holiday
noun
uk
/ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/us
/ˈhɑː.lə.deɪ/
UK ; ;
a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel ...
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(Definition ofwinterandholidayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are all delighted to see them getting awinterholiday.
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But the planning for thewinterholidayseason, 1970–71, is already under way.
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The rent during thewinterholidayseason usually is the highest.
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The mall is decorated with thousands of lights during thewinterholidayseason.
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He allowed the company to continue selling the dolls until thewinterholidayseason ended.
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Around 1983 a specialwinterholidayedition reprinted some old strips from the past 15 years (ask your older brothers or sisters).
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School pupils up to senior high school are assigned "kakizome" as theirwinterholidayhomework.
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In addition to thewinterholiday, the home is open to the public in the summer.
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The show ran for ten weeks eachwinterholidayseason from 2007 to 2011.
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They are participants in awinterholidayparade and weekend-long celebration.
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I am aware that in some cases the charge for winter holidays has increased to meet increased costs overseas.
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They could take advantage of all the opportunities for cheap winter holidays that we look forward to in our old age.
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However, the action saved about 1,000 winter holidays and 4,000 summer holidays, all of which have been rebooked.
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I was fortunate enough to be the son of a master of foxhounds in two countries and therefore was able to hunt four days a week during the winter holidays.
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Some people go away for winter holidays.
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This training is usually conducted during the summer months but some allocations are available during the winter holidays.
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From this routine occurrence of the winter holidays, the term the run of carnival was coined.
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Open camping is permitted, and on major winter holidays, as many as 150,000 people can visit in a single weekend.
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He introduced and developed skiing, mountain climbing and winter holidays.
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