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VETERANS' DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Veterans' Day mean?
• VETERANS' DAY (noun)
The noun VETERANS' DAY has 1 sense:
1. a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
Familiarity information: VETERANS' DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Armistice Day; November 11; Veterans' Day; Veterans Day
Hypernyms ("Veterans' Day" is a kind of...):
legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)
Holonyms ("Veterans' Day" is a part of...):
Nov; November (the month following October and preceding December)
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