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D-Day

D-Day proper noun: 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.

Proper noun

D-Day

  1. (World War II) 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.

Noun (1)

D-Day (plural D-Days)

  1. (figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future.
    • A Ukrainian D-day is expected in weeks.2023 April 2, Dan Sabbagh, Ed Ram, “Surrounded and outgunned, Ukraine’s tank crews prepare for battle of Bakhmut”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    X-Day

Noun (2) capitalized: D-day

D-day (plural D-days)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of D-Day.

D-Day meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

D-Day in Indonesian

6 June 1944
hari-H
date of any major event planned for the future
hari-H

D-Day in Vietnamese

date of any major event planned for the future
ngày N

Synonyms of D-Day

Forms of D-Day

pluralD-Days
pluralD-days

Origin of D-Day

The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

Questions about D-Day

What does D-Day mean?
D-Day means 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.
What is D-Day in Indonesian?
D-Day in Indonesian is hari-H. See D-Day meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is D-Day?
D-Day can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near D-Day in the dictionary

  1. D-bags
  2. d-beat
  3. d-block
  4. D-cupper
  5. D-cuppers
  6. D-Day
  7. D-Days
  8. D-dimer
  9. D-dimers
  10. d-flat
  11. D-flat major

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