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THANKSGIVING DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Thanksgiving Day" is a kind of...):
feast day; fete day (a day designated for feasting)
legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)
Holonyms ("Thanksgiving Day" is a part of...):
Nov; November (the month following October and preceding December)
