easter


Definition: Meaning of, easter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈiːstə /

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  1. a wind from the east
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Easter


Definition: Meaning of, Easter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈiːstə /

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  1. a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life
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  2. the period of time just before and after Easter Day
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Easter used in phrases

  • Down Easter (noun)
    1. a native or resident of Maine
  • Easter Bunny (noun)
    1. an imaginary rabbit that children believe brings chocolate eggs at Easter
  • Easter Day (noun)
    1. in March or April the day on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
  • Easter Island
    1. a small island in the Pacific Ocean, which belongs to Chile. Many tourists go to Easter Island to see the several hundred stone heads, some of which are 20 metres tall, which were made over a thousand years ago.
  • Easter Monday
    1. the day after Easter Day, which is a public holiday in the UK
  • Easter Rising, the
    1. the events of Easter 1916 in Ireland, when armed opponents of British rule in Ireland took control of the main Post Office in Dublin and announced that Ireland was an independent republic. They were quickly defeated by the British army, and their leaders were killed.
  • Easter Sunday
  • Easter bunny (noun)
    1. a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs
  • Easter cactus (noun)
    1. spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera
  • Easter card (noun)
    1. a card expressing an Easter greeting
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