noun
a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
• Syn: ↑Veterans' Day, ↑Armistice Day, ↑November 11
• Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday
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noun [count, noncount]
: a holiday observed on November 11 in the U.S. to honor veterans of the armed forces
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a holiday in the US on 11 November, in honour of members of the armed forces and others who have died in war
Culture:
People hang flags outside their homes, and many cities celebrate with parades. It began in 1926 as ↑Armistice Day in memory of the end of the ↑First World War. Its present name was established in 1954.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.