HOLIDAY

UK and ANZ, US vacation [noun] - a time, often one or two weeks, when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relaxa camping/skiing holiday [C]Have you decided where you're going for your holiday this year? [C]Bren and I had a brilliant holiday in Egypt. [C]Patricia is on holiday next week. [U]I haven't had any holiday so far this year. [U]How many days' holiday do you get with your new job? [U]We thought we'd go to France for our summer holiday. [C]She showed me her holiday snaps (= photographs).A holiday is also a day for which it is officially agreed that everyone does not need to work, or a period of time for which it is agreed that someone or a group of people do not need to work.St Patrick's Day is a holiday in Ireland.There are eight public holidays during the year in both Britain and the US.A holiday camp is a place where people on holiday can stay and entertainments are provided for them.Zoe went on holiday camp last summer.