noun
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
• Syn: ↑Thanksgiving
• Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday, ↑feast day, ↑fete day
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nounUsage: usually capitalized T&D
: a day appointed for giving thanks for divine goodness and mercies: as
a. : the fourth Thursday in November observed as a legal holiday in the United States
b. : the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in Canada
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a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.
[1665-75, Amer.]
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Thanksgiving Day variant UK US
Main entry: Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Day,
a day set apart as a holiday on which to give thanks for God's kindness during the year. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November and commemorates the harvest feast of the Pilgrims in 1621. In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is the second Monday in October.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.