Januarynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈdʒæn.ju.ə.ri/us/ˈdʒæn.ju.er.i/written abbreviation Jan.A1 the first month of the year, after December and before February:
Her father died in January.
His birthday is 25 January.
We're going skiing next January.
More examples
- Her birthday is in January.
- The sports centre always gets a lot of new members in January.
- I'm hoping to go to Brazil in January.
- We moved house in January.
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