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National holiday   /nˈæʃənəl hˈɑlədˌeɪ/   Listen
National holiday

noun
1.
Authorized by law and limiting work or official business.  Synonyms: legal holiday, public holiday.





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"National holiday" Quotes from Famous Books



... an accomplished fact in the capture and destruction of the Bastille, on July 14, 1789, which day is still celebrated as a national holiday in France. It had been for hundreds of years a prison for political offenders, and was regarded by the people as the principal emblem and instrument of tyranny. The population became as intemperate as their rulers had been, thousands perished by the guillotine, ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 • Various
... of February is a national holiday in America because, as everybody knows, it is the anniversary of George Washington's birthday. All loyal Americans love and honor him, the greatest man in the ...
— George Washington • Calista McCabe Courtenay
... the custom in the American Navy to celebrate this national holiday by doubling the allowance of spirits to the men; that is, if the ship happen to be lying in harbour. The effects of this patriotic plan may be easily imagined: the whole ship is converted into a dram-shop; ...
— White Jacket - or, the World on a Man-of-War • Herman Melville
... National holiday: Victory of the Muslim Nation, 28 April; Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled, 4 May; Independence Day, ...
— The 1996 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "National holiday" :   Veterans' Day, 14 July, Boxing Day, public holiday, thanksgiving, New Year's, Victoria Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Xmas, New Year's Day, bank holiday, Presidents' Day, Empire day, November 11, Christmas, Bastille Day, Thanksgiving Day, Armistice Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Martin Luther King Day, July 1, Christmas Day, Columbus Day, Commonwealth Day, Discovery Day, legal holiday, July 4, October 12, May 24, Independence Day, Decoration Day, holiday, January 1, Dec 25, Dominion Day


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