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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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holiday religious festival; day of cessation from work. OE.
hāliġdæġ, late
hālidæiġ; also as two words inflected,
HOLY DAY.
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HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE MAKES EUROPE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR SUMMER '96
PR Newswire; 5/2/1996; 700+ words
; ATLANTA, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday Inn Worldwide is making Europe more affordable...leisure travelers a choice of more than 160 Holiday Inn hotels and 120 destinations at special...through Sept. 7, 1996, participating Holiday Inn hotels in such popular cities as Salzburg...
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HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE RECOGNIZES TOP-PERFORMING HOTELS
PR Newswire; 10/20/1995; 700+ words
; ...of the Year Awards were presented to the best Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels joining the chain...last year. The 1995 Torchbearer winners are: Holiday Inn Little Rock - West, Ark., Holiday Inn San Francisco - Union Square, Calif...
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AFFORDABLE EUROPE: HOLIDAY INN WORLDWIDE LAUNCHES $79 ROOM RATE AT 72 PROPERTIES IN 55 EUROPEAN CITIES
PR Newswire; 6/11/1993; 700+ words
; ...vacationers with visions of summer in Europe, Holiday Inn Worldwide has introduced a nightly...irresistible. From July 1 through Sept. 12, 72 Holiday Inn properties in 55 European cities will...unforgettable sights throughout Europe, Holiday Inn's new $79 rate helps make it easy...
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HOLIDAY INN LAKE BUENA VISTA SERVES AS INSPIRATION AND PROTOTYPE FOR COMPANY'S NEW BRAND EXTENSION: HOLIDAY INN SUNSPREE RESORTS
PR Newswire; 2/3/1993; 700+ words
; ATLANTA, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday Inn Worldwide announced today that Orlando's Holiday Inn Lake Buena Vista will become the flagship property for a new brand extension: Holiday Inn SunSpree Resorts. The Disney-area Holiday...
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Holiday Inn Hotels Celebrates 50th Anniversary.
Business Wire; 7/31/2002; 700+ words
; ...50th anniversary of America's Hotel, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts. American entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson opened the first Holiday Inn hotel in 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee...lodging. Over the past fifty years, Holiday Inn has retained those core ideals of...
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Holidays used to regularly include trips to KCCats renew tradition
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 12/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...Mo., for various holiday tournaments. "If you...Arena over the Christmas holidays," Martin said. When...M in the K-State Holiday Classic at 7 tonight...end of the Big Eight Holiday Tournament. But for...close to it - for the holidays. The opening of the...
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Holidays Act changes beneficial: employers
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 12/21/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Christmas to negotiate holiday entitlements with...the much- vexed Holidays Act 1981 are adopted...Three weeks holiday (15 days). * 11 statutory holidays. * Five special...of a statutory holiday with a cash payment. The Holidays Act also stipulated...
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Holiday promotions: here's a selection of some of the holiday-themed merchandising materials available to retailers. Use them to create a festive store atmosphere to spur extra sales.
Magazine article from: StateWays; 11/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...Peppermint for the holidays, a peppermint...that is its own holiday package. The everyday...natural for the holidays. Cruzan Rum is...packages for the holidays, as well as the tagline, "The holiday rum with an island...
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The holiday anomaly: an investigation of firm size versus share price effects.
Magazine article from: Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics; 6/22/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...1982 to confirm that pre-holiday returns are significantly different from non-holiday returns. Parametric and...equal mean returns across holidays.s Ariel shows that these...outliers and that the pre-holiday return variance is actually...
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Holiday VI, Last Minute Feature Package.
PR Newswire; 12/6/2005; 700+ words
; ...Interfaith Families and Holiday Celebrations 2. The Holidays Are a Time to Indulge...Star Helps Unleash Holiday Memories 8. Whole Grains and the Holidays: It's Easier...In Time For The Holidays 34. Candle Expert Coaches Holiday Shoppers on Candle...
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Holiday RV Superstores, Incorporated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Holiday RV Superstores, Incorporated Sand Lake...Public Company Incorporated: 1978 as Holiday of Orlando, Inc. Employees: 225 Sales...Recreational Vehicle Dealers; 5551 Boat Dealers Holiday RV Superstores, Incorporated is a multistore...
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Holiday, Billie
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Billie Holiday Born: April 7, 1915Baltimore, MarylandDied...York African American jazz singer Billie Holiday was an African American jazz vocalist...singer in jazz history. Early life Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915...
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Holidays
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...when several national holidays coincide (such as Christmas...closed for an unexpected holiday of pageantry and feasting...of Globalization on Holidays Whether in premodern...industries. The innocent "holiday mood," which has been...danger of being lost. Holidays provide scenic locations...
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Holidays and Festivals
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Luther King Jr.'s birthday and the African American holiday of Kwanzaa. Holidays and Controversy Holidays are frequently contested. The holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, for instance...
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Holiday Inns, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Holiday Inns, Inc. 1100 Ashwood Parkway, Suite...Subsidiary of Bass PLC Incorporated: 1954 as Holiday Inns of America Employees: 20,000 Sales...4.04 billion (US$6.52 billion) Holiday Inn Worldwide, the descriptive trade name...
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