Whitsunday

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Whitsunday

/wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/ UK
/ʍ-/ UK
/wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/ US
/wɪtˈsʌndi/ US
/ʍ-/ US
/ˈʍɪtsəndeɪ/ obsolete
/ˈʍɪtsəndɪ/ obsolete

Rhymes with -ʌndeɪ

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English Whitsonday, from whit (“white”) + Sonday (“Sunday”), from Old English hwīt sunnandæg, probably from the white clothes worn by newly baptized Christians as Pentecost was a traditional date of baptism in early medieval England. Doublet of White Sunday.

noun Whitsundays

The Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter. Holonyms: Pentecost (season), Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whit
Similar: Whitsun, Whit, Pentecost, Pentecost Sunday
Scotland A quarter day falling on 15th May.

proper noun

A local government area in northern Queensland, Australia; in full, Whitsunday Region.

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noun Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls

Español	Pentecostés
日本語	ペンテコステ Pentekosuto, 聖霊降臨 seirei kōrin, 聖霊降臨祭 seirei kōrin sai
中文	五旬節 /五旬节 Wǔxúnjié, 收割節 /收割节 Shōugējié, 聖靈降臨節 /圣灵降临节 Shènglíng Jiànglín jié
Português	Pentecostes, Pentecoste
Français	Pentecôte
Deutsch	Pfingstsonntag, Pfingsten, Pfingstfest, Pfingsttag
Italiano	Pentecoste
Ελληνικά	Πεντηκοστή Pentikostí
Română	rusalii, cincizecime, Rusalii
Русский	Тро́ица Tróica, Тро́ицын день Tróicyn denʹ, пятидеся́тница pjatidesjátnica, день Свято́й Тро́ицы denʹ Svjatój Tróicy

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@misc{whitsunday_2026,
  title = {Whitsunday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitsunday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}