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Noun: Whitsunday  'wit'sún-dee or 'wit'sún-dey
  1. Seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
    - Pentecost

Derived forms: Whitsundays

Type of: quarter day [Brit]

Part of: Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek

Encyclopedia: Whitsunday, Queensland