thanksgiving day
noun
Simple meaning
A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋˈdeɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
us
A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November.
US
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
canada
A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.
Grenada
A holiday to commemorate the invasion of Grenada by the United States and the overthrowing of the communist People's Revolutionary Government in 1983, celebrated annually on the 25th of October.
Alternative letter-case form of Thanksgiving Day.
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This meaning: A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November.
Used this way, thanksgiving day is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
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- Neutral
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- Neutral and straightforward
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