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August Bank Holiday

August Bank Holiday noun: a public holiday on the last Monday in August.

Noun

August Bank Holiday (plural August Bank Holidays)

  1. (England, Northern Ireland, Wales) A public holiday on the last Monday in August.
    • The fact that rail's August Bank Holiday figures this year were higher than before the virus indicates the potential for growth.2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 35

Forms of August Bank Holiday

pluralAugust Bank Holidays

Questions about August Bank Holiday

What does August Bank Holiday mean?
August Bank Holiday means a public holiday on the last Monday in August.
What part of speech is August Bank Holiday?
August Bank Holiday is a noun.
What is the plural of August Bank Holiday?
The plural of August Bank Holiday is August Bank Holidays.

Words near August Bank Holiday in the dictionary

  1. augurs
  2. augurship
  3. augurships
  4. augury
  5. august
  6. August Bank Holiday
  7. August plum
  8. August plums
  9. August Thearch
  10. August Thearches
  11. Augusta

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