summer holidays vs summer holiday

Both 'summer holidays' and 'summer holiday' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Summer holidays' is commonly used in British English to refer to the period of time when schools are closed for summer break. 'Summer holiday' is used to talk about a specific vacation or trip taken during the summer.

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summer holidays

This phrase is correct and commonly used in British English to refer to the period when schools are closed for summer break.

Use 'summer holidays' when referring to the period of time when schools are closed for summer break.

Examples:

I'm looking forward to the summer holidays.
We always go on a family trip during the summer holidays.
The children are excited about the upcoming summer holidays.
During the summer holidays, many families travel abroad.
What are your plans for the summer holidays?

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Like when you change schools, or end the summer holidays.
I can't wait for the summer holidays.
The workers suspect that the factory will be closed down after the summer holidays.
In 1986, we had a debate here in Parliament about the tyre manufacturer Michelin, which had made its workers collectively redundant on the last day before the summer holidays.
It was on my summer holidays.
Some 200 million Europeans chose a destination with recreational water for their summer holidays.
(Gandini) here and spent the summer holidays surrounded by his friends.
[ARTURO] That was the last day of school before the summer holidays.
Actually I'm from the United States but I'm spending my summer holidays in Medellín.
I remember when you were little and we used to go on those crazy summer holidays.
With the summer holidays coming up, when many Europeans will travel abroad, the subject of roaming charges is again rearing its ugly head.
It will become a massive movement before the summer holidays, because there are millions of European customers waiting for the protective tariff.
For this reason, our proposals were validated by a panel of recognised experts just before the summer holidays.
Being back at school on the summer holidays is just wrong, innit?
When I was young and we came over from England, Grandpa used to take us to the Pine Barrens every summer for our summer holidays.
The baby's due in the summer holidays and I'll go back to school and you can take care of the baby.
The Commission will begin specific studies after the summer holidays, and due account will be taken of the Austrian studies of substitute products for PCPs.
What urgent measures will the Commission take before the summer holidays in order to: -
Ms Adami travelled to Tunisia for the summer holidays and after her arrival in that country her husband confiscated her passport, thereby preventing her from leaving the country of her own volition.
In a few months it will be the summer holidays again and many people will be wanting to travel to Turkey via Bulgaria and the Balkans.

Alternatives:

summer vacation
summer break
summer recess

summer holiday

This phrase is correct and is used to talk about a specific vacation or trip taken during the summer.

Use 'summer holiday' when referring to a specific vacation or trip taken during the summer.