solstice
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The meaning (definition) of the word solstice
a day each year that is either the longest or shortest
The word solstice used in a sentence
“Our class made sun pictures for the summer solstice.”
The plural of the word solstice
solstices
How the word solstice is said around the world
| French | solstice (sawls-TEES) |
| Spanish | solsticio (sohls-TEETH-yoh) |
| Mandarin | 冬至 (duung jee) |
| Hindi | अयनांत (uy-NAHNT) |
| Arabic | الانقلاب الشمسي (ah-LEEN-kee-lahb ahsh-SHAHM-seey) |
| Russian | солнцестояние (suln-tsis-tu-YAH-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | solstício (sools-TEES-yuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | solstício (sohs-CHEES-yuu) |
| Japanese | 夏至 (GAY-shee) |
| German | Sonnenwende (ZAW-nen-vuhn-duh) |
| Urdu | سالسٹیس (sahls-TEES) |
| Punjabi | ਸੰਕ੍ਰਮਣ (SUNK-ruh-muhn) |
| Korean | 하지 (HA-ji) |
| Hebrew | מִפנֶה הַשֶׁמֶשׁ (MEEF-nayh hah-SHAY-maysh) |
| Greek | ηλιοστάσιο (ee-lyohs-TAHS-yoh) |
| Dutch | zonnewende (ZAW-nuh-vuhn-duh) |
| Tagalog | solstice (sohls-TEE-chuh) |
| Vietnamese | điểm chí (DEE-em CHEE-ur) |
| Turkish | gündönümü (gyern-DER-new-mer) |
| Persian | انقلاب تابستانی (en-ghe-LAHB tah-bes-tah-NEE) |
| Polish | przesilenie (psheh-shee-LEH-nyeh) |
| Ukrainian | сонцестояння (sohn-tsis-TOH-yahn-nyah) |
| Bengali | অয়নকাল (AW-yaw-naw-kahl) |
| Swedish | solstånd (SAWLS-tohnd) |
| Italian | solstizio (sohls-TEE-tsee-oh) |
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