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International Day of the Girl

International Day of the Girl is the alternative form of International Day of the Girl Child.

Meaning of International Day of the Girl Child

Proper noun

International Day of the Girl Child

  1. A holiday celebrated on October 11 that aims to raise awareness of the challenges and issues faced by girls around the world
    • At its fiftieth session in February 2006, the CSW identified the girl child as its "priority theme," and it collaborated with UNICEF to organize an expert group meeting on the girl child and build momentum toward creating an International Day of the Girl Child.2019 October 16, Ashwini Tambe, Defining Girlhood in India: A Transnational History of Sexual Maturity Laws, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN

Questions about International Day of the Girl

What is International Day of the Girl the alternative form of?
International Day of the Girl is the alternative form of International Day of the Girl Child.

Words near International Day of the Girl in the dictionary

  1. International Court of Justice
  2. International Criminal Court
  3. international crises
  4. international crisis
  5. International Date Line
  6. International Day of the Girl
  7. International Day of the Girl Child
  8. International Falls
  9. international feet
  10. international Fisher effect
  11. international Fisher effects

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Adapted from Wiktionary: International Day of the Girl (page history and authors); International Day of the Girl Child (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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