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A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: summer sunstead
Antonyms: none provided
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: June 21, midsummer
Antonyms: winter solstice
Broader terms: solstice
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Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Southern Altai:
јайгы кӱн туруш
(ǰaygï kün turuš)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Arabic:
الإنقِلَاب الصّيفِيّ
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Bulgarian:
лятно слънцестоене
(ljatno slǎncestoene)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Burmese:
နွေယဉ်စွန်းချိန်
(nweyanycwan:hkyin)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Catalan:
solstici d'estiu
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Chinese Cantonese:
夏至
(haa6 zi3)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Hakka Chinese:
夏至
(ha-chṳ)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Chinese:
夏至
(zh-min-nan)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Chinese Mandarin:
夏至
(xiàzhì)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Chinese Mandarin:
北至
(běizhì)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Chinese Mandarin:
夏節 /夏节
(xiàjié)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Danish:
sommersolhverv
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Esperanto:
somera solstico
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Estonian:
suvine pööripäev
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Finnish:
kesäpäivänseisaus
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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French:
solstice d'été
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Galician:
solsticio de verán
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Georgian:
ზაფხულის ნაბუნიობა
(zapxulis nabunioba)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Georgian:
ზაფხულის მზებუდობა
(zapxulis mzebudoba)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Georgian:
ზაფხულის მზისდგომა
(zapxulis mzisdgoma)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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German:
Sommersonnenwende
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Greek:
θερινό ηλιοστάσιο
(therinó iliostásio)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Hindi:
उत्तरायण
(uttarāyaṇ)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Hungarian:
nyári napforduló
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Icelandic:
sumarsólstöður
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Icelandic:
sumarsólhvörf
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Irish:
grianstad an tsamhraidh
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Italian:
solstizio d'estate
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Japanese:
夏至
(geshi)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Korean:
하지
(haji)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Latin:
sōlstitium
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Māori:
te Ihu o Hineraumati
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Navajo:
jóhonaaʼéí tʼą́ą́ʼ ńdeesdzą́
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Navajo:
shį́įgo shá ninádááh
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sommersolverv
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sumarsolkverv
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sommarsolkverv
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Polish:
przesilenie letnie
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Portuguese:
solstício de verão
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Romanian:
solstițiu de vară
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Russian:
ле́тнее солнцестоя́ние
(létneje solncestojánije)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Scottish Gaelic:
grian-stad an t-samhraidh
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Scottish Gaelic:
grian-stad samhraidh
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Serbo-Croatian:
дугодневница
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Serbo-Croatian:
дугодневица
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Serbo-Croatian:
dugodnevnica
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Serbo-Croatian:
dugodnevica
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Spanish:
solsticio de verano
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Swedish:
sommarsolstånd
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Thai:
ครีษมายัน
(khritsamayan)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Ukrainian:
лі́тнє сонцестоя́ння
(lítnje soncestojánnja)
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Vietnamese:
hạ chí
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun
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Welsh:
hirddydd haf
— the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun