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Definition of new year noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

new year

noun

/ˌnjuː ˈjɪə(r)/,

/ˌnjuː ˈjɜː(r)/

/ˌnuː ˈjɪr/

(also New Year)

[uncountable, singular]Idioms

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the beginning of the year
- Happy New Year!
- We're going to Germany for Christmas and New Year.
- I'll see you in the new year.
see also Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, resolutionTopics Religion and festivalsa1

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to stay up until midnight on 31 December to celebrate the start of the new year

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