noun
a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
• Syn: ↑Columbus Day, ↑October 12
• Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday
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nounUsage: usually capitalized both Ds
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Discovery Day,
= Columbus Day. (Cf. ↑Columbus Day)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.