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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuː ˌjɪə/
General-American:/ˈnu ˌjɪɹ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We never go away at the New Year because on New Year’s Day the whole family gets together.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
We hoped that things would be better in the new year.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the calendar year just begun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: year, twelvemonth, yr
History
Etymology
From new + year.
From new (adjective) + year (noun).
Across languages
Translations
204 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
Nuwe Jaar
— the first few days of a calendar year
Asturian:
añu nuevu
— the first few days of a calendar year
Bulgarian:
Но́ва годи́на
(Nóva godína)
— the first few days of a calendar year
Dutch:
Nieuwjaar
— the first few days of a calendar year
Finnish:
uusivuosi
— the first few days of a calendar year
German:
Neujahr
— the first few days of a calendar year
Greek:
Πρωτοχρονιά
(Protochroniá)
— the first few days of a calendar year
Hebrew:
שָׁנָה חֲדָשָׁה
(shaná khadashá)
— the first few days of a calendar year
Indonesian:
Tahun Baru
— the first few days of a calendar year
Ingrian:
Uus Voos
— the first few days of a calendar year
Low German:
Nijaohr n/Niejaohr
— the first few days of a calendar year
Low German:
Nijohr
— the first few days of a calendar year
Low German:
Niejohr
— the first few days of a calendar year
Low German:
Neejohr
— the first few days of a calendar year
Malay:
Tahun Baru
— the first few days of a calendar year
Malay:
Tahun Baharu
— the first few days of a calendar year
Norwegian Bokmål:
nyttår
— the first few days of a calendar year
Norwegian Bokmål:
nyår
— the first few days of a calendar year
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyttår
— the first few days of a calendar year
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyår
— the first few days of a calendar year
Pashto:
نوی کال
(nëway kāl)
— the first few days of a calendar year
Polish:
Nowy Rok
— the first few days of a calendar year
Quechua:
musuq wata
— the first few days of a calendar year
Russian:
Но́вый год
(Nóvyj god)
— the first few days of a calendar year
Scottish Gaelic:
a' Bhliadhna Ùr
— the first few days of a calendar year
Sranan Tongo:
nyunyari
— the first few days of a calendar year
Swedish:
nyår
— the first few days of a calendar year
Turkish:
yılbaşı
— the first few days of a calendar year
Udmurt:
Выль ар
(Vyľ ar)
— the first few days of a calendar year
Vietnamese:
năm mới
— the first few days of a calendar year
Afrikaans:
Nuwe Jaar
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Albanian:
Viti i Ri
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Southern Altai:
Јаҥы јыл
(J̌aŋï ǰïl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Arabic:
السَّنَة الْجَدِيدَة
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Armenian:
Նոր Տարի
(Nor Tari)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Assamese:
নৱবৰ্ষ
(nowoborxo)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Asturian:
añu nuevu
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Azerbaijani:
Yeni il
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Azerbaijani:
Yeni il bayramı
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Bashkir:
яңы йыл
(yañı yıl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Basque:
urte berri
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Belarusian:
Но́вы год
(Nóvy hod)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Belarusian:
Но́вы рок
(Nóvy rok)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Bengali:
নববর্ষ
(nobborśo)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Bengali:
নতুন বছর
(notun bochor)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Central Bikol:
Bagong Taon
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Bulgarian:
Но́ва годи́на
(Nóva godína)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Burmese:
နှစ်သစ်
(hnacsac)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Catalan:
cap d'any
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Catalan:
any nou
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Cebuano:
Bag-ong Tuig
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chinese Cantonese:
新年
(san1 nin4)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chinese:
新年
(zh-min-nan)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chinese Mandarin:
新年
(xīnnián)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chuvash:
ҫӗнӗ ҫул
(śĕnĕ ś̬ul)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Czech:
Nový rok
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Danish:
nytår
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Dutch:
Nieuwjaar
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Esperanto:
novjaro
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Estonian:
uusaasta
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Faroese:
nýggjár
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Finnish:
uusivuosi
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
French:
le nouvel an
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
French:
le jour de l'an
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Galician:
aninovo
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Georgian:
ახალი წელი
(axali c̣eli)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Georgian:
კალანდა
(ḳalanda)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
German:
Neujahr
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Greek:
Πρωτοχρονιά
(Protochroniá)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Gujarati:
નવું વર્ષ
(navũ varṣ)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Haitian Creole:
new ane
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hebrew:
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
(rósh hashaná)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hebrew:
סִילְבֶסְטֶר
(silvéster)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hiligaynon:
Bag-ong Tuig
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hindi:
नया साल
(nayā sāl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
White Hmong:
xyoo tshiab
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Hunsrik:
Neijoher
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Icelandic:
nýár
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Icelandic:
nýtt ár
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Ido:
nov-yaro
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Ilocano:
Baro a Tawen
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Ingrian:
Uus Voos
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Irish:
bliain nua
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Italian:
capodanno
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Japanese:
新年
(shinnen)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Javanese:
warsa enggal
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Kannada:
ಹೊಸವರ್ಷ
(hosavarṣa)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Kapampangan:
Bayung Banua
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Karelian:
Uuzi vuozi
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Kazakh:
жаңa жыл
(jaña jyl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Khmer:
ឆ្នាំថ្មី
(chhnăm thmei)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Kinaray-a:
Bag-ong Tuig
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Korean:
새해
(saehae)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Korean:
신년
(sinnyeon)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Kyrgyz:
жаңы жыл
(jaŋı jıl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Lao:
ປີໃຫມ່
(pī mai)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Latin:
annus faustus
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Latin:
annus novus
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Latvian:
jaunais gads
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Laz:
წანაღანი
(ǯanağani)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Lithuanian:
naujieji metai
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Lü:
ᦔᦲᦺᦖᧈ
(ṗiiṁay1)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Luxembourgish:
Neijoerschdag
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Macedonian:
Но́ва го́дина
(Nóva gódina)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Malagasy:
taom-baovao
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Malay:
Tahun Baru
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Malay:
Tahun Baharu
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Malayalam:
പുതുവത്സരം
(putuvatsaraṁ)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Maltese:
sena ġdida
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Māori:
Tau Hou
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Mapudungun:
We Tripantu
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Marathi:
नवीन वर्ष
(navīn varṣa)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Mingrelian:
ახალ წანა
(axal c̣ana)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Mingrelian:
კალანდა
(ḳalanda)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Mongolian:
шинэ он
(šine on)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Mongolian:
шинэ жил
(šine žil)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Nahuatl:
Yancuīc xihuitl
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Nepali:
नयाँ वर्ष
(nayā̃ varṣa)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Nheengatu:
Akayú Pisasú
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Norman:
Nouvel An
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Norwegian Bokmål:
nyttår
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Norwegian Bokmål:
nyår
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyttår
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyår
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Odia:
ନୂତନ ବର୍ଷ
(nutana barṣa)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Pashto:
نوی کال
(nëway kāl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Persian:
سَالِ نَوْ
(sāl-i naw)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Iranian Persian:
سالِ نُوْ
(sâl-e now)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Polabian:
nüvă ľotü
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Polish:
Nowy Rok
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Portuguese:
Ano Novo
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Portuguese:
ano-bom
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Quechua:
musuq wata
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Rapa Nui:
matahiti 'āpī
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Rapa Nui:
Ta'u Hō'ou
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Romanian:
Anul Nou
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Russian:
Но́вый год
(Nóvyj god)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Lule-Sami:
ådå̄jahke
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Northern Sami:
ođđajahki
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Scottish Gaelic:
a' Bhliadhna Ùr
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Serbo-Croatian:
Но̏ва го̏дина
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Serbo-Croatian:
Nȍva gȍdina
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Shona:
gore ritsva
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Shor:
Наа чыл
(Naa çıl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Sinhalese:
නව වසර
(nawa wasara)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Slovak:
Nový rok
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Slovene:
Novo leto
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Slovincian:
Nôwy Rôk
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Somali:
ciida sanadka cusub
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Spanish:
año nuevo
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Sranan Tongo:
nyunyari
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Sundanese:
pabaru
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Svan:
ზა̈ჲმახე
(zäymaxe)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Svan:
ზომხა
(zomxa)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Svan:
კალანდა
(ḳalanda)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Swahili:
mwaka mpya
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Swedish:
nytt år
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Swedish:
nyår
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tagalog:
Bagong Taon
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tajik:
Соли Нав
(Sol-i Nav)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tamil:
புத்தாண்டு
(puttāṇṭu)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tamil:
வருடப்பிறப்பு
(varuṭappiṟappu)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Tatar:
яңа ел
(yaña yıl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Telugu:
కొత్త సంవత్సరం
(kotta saṁvatsaraṁ)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Telugu:
సంవత్సరాది
(saṁvatsarādi)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Telugu:
నూతన సంవత్సరం
(nūtana saṁvatsaraṁ)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Thai:
ปีใหม่
(bpii-mài)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Turkish:
yeni sene
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Turkish:
yeni yıl
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Ottoman Turkish:
ییل باشی
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Turkmen:
Täze Ýyl
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Ukrainian:
Нови́й рік
(Novýj rik)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Urdu:
نَیا سال
(nayā sāl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Uyghur:
يېڭى يىل
(yë'ngi yil)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Uzbek:
yangi yil
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Vietnamese:
năm mới
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Vietnamese:
tết
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Vietnamese:
Tết dương lịch
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Waray-Waray:
Bag-ong Tuig
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Welsh:
Blwyddyn Newydd
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Yakut:
Саҥа Дьыл
(Saŋa Jïl)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Yiddish:
נײַ יאָר
(nay yor)
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Zhuang:
yenzdan
— January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following
Chinese Cantonese:
新年
(san1 nin4)
— year following the current year
Chinese Mandarin:
新年
(xīnnián)
— year following the current year
Finnish:
uusi vuosi
— year following the current year
Georgian:
ახალი წელი
(axali c̣eli)
— year following the current year
Hungarian:
új év
— year following the current year
Icelandic:
nýár
— year following the current year
Irish:
athbhliain
— year following the current year
Japanese:
新年
(shinnen)
— year following the current year
Korean:
새해
(saehae)
— year following the current year
Lao:
ປີໃຫມ່
(pī mai)
— year following the current year
Malay:
tahun baru
— year following the current year
Norwegian Bokmål:
nyttår
— year following the current year
Norwegian Bokmål:
nyår
— year following the current year
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyttår
— year following the current year
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nyår
— year following the current year
Inari-Sami:
uđđâivemáánu
— year following the current year
Tamil:
புது ஆண்டு
(putu āṇṭu)
— year following the current year
Tamil:
புது வருடம்
(putu varuṭam)
— year following the current year
Thai:
ปีใหม่
(bpii-mài)
— year following the current year
Vietnamese:
năm mới
— year following the current year
Vietnamese:
tân niên
— year following the current year