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		Definition of birthday in English: birthdaynounˈbəːθdeɪˈbərθˌdeɪ 1The anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts.  his twenty-ninth birthday as modifier a birthday cake  Example sentencesExamples -  Steve has made this cake on his birthday for his colleagues with an overwhelming positive response.
 -  Family and friends gathered around a huge birthday cake singing Happy Birthday.
 -  Today lardy cakes are served for birthdays or special occasions.
 -  The three were going to talk about what they were going to do for Zack's birthday.
 -  Once we got there we all left to go to some local restaurant, for Lindsay's birthday.
 -  The husband of a friend of mine did this for her on her 30th birthday and she loved it!
 -  One thing was, there was a lot of talk about them flying the flag for Camilla's birthday.
 -  Parents try to make their children's birthdays special with a cake, cards, and gifts.
 -  We visited the Polo Lounge for a friend's birthday last month and it was a real treat.
 -  Bruce was also feted with a cake for his birthday which was one week before.
 -  You see my mother's birthday is coming up and I was thinking of getting one for her.
 -  He's just not happy with the poem I wrote for his wife's birthday, so he has to attack me.
 -  The next time they saw each other was at Danielle's birthday party a couple of weeks later.
 -  I do remember his birthday, his wife's birthday, his two kids' birthdays, his anniversary and, of course, Christmas.
 -  It was Will's eighteenth birthday and he was spending the day with his friends and me.
 -  If today is the first day of summer, then it must also be my baby sister's birthday.
 -  Katie and Kelly, now celebrating their 21st birthdays, were born ten weeks premature and were initially given a 50-50 chance of survival.
 -  He would not miss another birthday or any other important moment in her life again.
 -  Apart from cakes on birthdays, few special foods are eaten at major secular ceremonies, although such ceremonies involve toasting and drinking alcohol.
 -  On our birthdays we have a cake and smiley-face stickers.
 
 - 1.1 The day of a person's birth.
 he shares a birthday with Rod Stewart  Example sentencesExamples -  Here are a few prominent people that share their birthdays this month.
 -  Others, who share their birthdays with the Queen Mother, arranged special parties themed around the big event.
 -  My grandfather noted that the day I was born was also the birthday of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
 -  The Blair baby would also share a birthday with Queen Victoria, who was born in 1819.
 -  I was born on his birthday and the twelfth anniversary of his return to the throne.
 -  Also we shared the same birthday.
 -  When Mrs Lee-Jones checked the dates she discovered that the two old girls' birthdays were just a day apart - Isobel's on March 2 and Lily's on March 3.
 -  He said that every year since his schooldays people have pointed out that he shares his birthday with the prince.
 -  As well as looking for people who share our birthday, we are keen to hear from anybody whose life has been touched by the paper.
 
  - 1.2 The anniversary of something's origin or foundation.
 the seventy-fifth birthday of the Institute  Example sentencesExamples -  Google, celebrating its seventh birthday today, has revamped its video search service.
 -  The Big Issue in Scotland will also celebrate its seventh birthday on 29 June.
 -  London shares were slightly lower in a week that saw The Motley Fool celebrate its seventh birthday.
 -  Meanwhile, this Saturday is open day at the Hunt as the museum celebrates its seventh birthday.
 
  
 
 Phrases    Example sentencesExamples -  However, if you do feel the need to run around in your birthday suit, then our advice would be to steer clear of Australia where such practices are met with a mandatory $5,000 fine.
 -  I told her that despite it being cooler than usual… I'm still sleeping in my birthday suit.
 -  I had to strip off and stand shivering in my birthday suit in calf-high water while she helped me wash.
 -  No, I thought I would go down in my birthday suit.
 -  I wanna walk around in my birthday suit.
 -  I used to roll around in the snow in my birthday suit.
 -  And a foxy new foreign exchange student strolls around school in her birthday suit.
 -  A lone biker contributed to the day's entertainment when he rode past the crowd clad only in his birthday suit.
 -  Women looked away and parents shielded their children's eyes as a foreigner with a receding hairline pranced on the New Delhi railway platform in his birthday suit.
 -  At the prices these places charge I think you should be able to go round in your birthday suit if you want to.
 
 
 
    Definition of birthday in US English: birthdaynounˈbərTHˌdāˈbərθˌdeɪ 1The anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. as modifier a birthday cake  I'm getting a dollhouse for my birthday  Example sentencesExamples -  It was Will's eighteenth birthday and he was spending the day with his friends and me.
 -  I do remember his birthday, his wife's birthday, his two kids' birthdays, his anniversary and, of course, Christmas.
 -  The husband of a friend of mine did this for her on her 30th birthday and she loved it!
 -  If today is the first day of summer, then it must also be my baby sister's birthday.
 -  Steve has made this cake on his birthday for his colleagues with an overwhelming positive response.
 -  One thing was, there was a lot of talk about them flying the flag for Camilla's birthday.
 -  Once we got there we all left to go to some local restaurant, for Lindsay's birthday.
 -  He's just not happy with the poem I wrote for his wife's birthday, so he has to attack me.
 -  You see my mother's birthday is coming up and I was thinking of getting one for her.
 -  Bruce was also feted with a cake for his birthday which was one week before.
 -  We visited the Polo Lounge for a friend's birthday last month and it was a real treat.
 -  Today lardy cakes are served for birthdays or special occasions.
 -  Katie and Kelly, now celebrating their 21st birthdays, were born ten weeks premature and were initially given a 50-50 chance of survival.
 -  Apart from cakes on birthdays, few special foods are eaten at major secular ceremonies, although such ceremonies involve toasting and drinking alcohol.
 -  Parents try to make their children's birthdays special with a cake, cards, and gifts.
 -  The next time they saw each other was at Danielle's birthday party a couple of weeks later.
 -  On our birthdays we have a cake and smiley-face stickers.
 -  The three were going to talk about what they were going to do for Zack's birthday.
 -  He would not miss another birthday or any other important moment in her life again.
 -  Family and friends gathered around a huge birthday cake singing Happy Birthday.
 
 - 1.1 The day of a person's birth.
 she shares a birthday with Paul McCartney  Example sentencesExamples -  I was born on his birthday and the twelfth anniversary of his return to the throne.
 -  The Blair baby would also share a birthday with Queen Victoria, who was born in 1819.
 -  Others, who share their birthdays with the Queen Mother, arranged special parties themed around the big event.
 -  As well as looking for people who share our birthday, we are keen to hear from anybody whose life has been touched by the paper.
 -  Also we shared the same birthday.
 -  My grandfather noted that the day I was born was also the birthday of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
 -  Here are a few prominent people that share their birthdays this month.
 -  When Mrs Lee-Jones checked the dates she discovered that the two old girls' birthdays were just a day apart - Isobel's on March 2 and Lily's on March 3.
 -  He said that every year since his schooldays people have pointed out that he shares his birthday with the prince.
 
  - 1.2 The anniversary of something starting or being founded.
 the staff celebrated the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper  Example sentencesExamples -  The Big Issue in Scotland will also celebrate its seventh birthday on 29 June.
 -  Meanwhile, this Saturday is open day at the Hunt as the museum celebrates its seventh birthday.
 -  London shares were slightly lower in a week that saw The Motley Fool celebrate its seventh birthday.
 -  Google, celebrating its seventh birthday today, has revamped its video search service.
 
  
 
 Phrases    Example sentencesExamples -  I told her that despite it being cooler than usual… I'm still sleeping in my birthday suit.
 -  At the prices these places charge I think you should be able to go round in your birthday suit if you want to.
 -  I used to roll around in the snow in my birthday suit.
 -  And a foxy new foreign exchange student strolls around school in her birthday suit.
 -  However, if you do feel the need to run around in your birthday suit, then our advice would be to steer clear of Australia where such practices are met with a mandatory $5,000 fine.
 -  I had to strip off and stand shivering in my birthday suit in calf-high water while she helped me wash.
 -  I wanna walk around in my birthday suit.
 -  No, I thought I would go down in my birthday suit.
 -  A lone biker contributed to the day's entertainment when he rode past the crowd clad only in his birthday suit.
 -  Women looked away and parents shielded their children's eyes as a foreigner with a receding hairline pranced on the New Delhi railway platform in his birthday suit.
 
 
 
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