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January 6

January 6 proper noun: the attack against the United States Congress at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Proper noun

January 6

  1. (metonymically) The attack against the United States Congress at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
    • This particularly disturbed me after the January 6 mob attack on Capitol Hill, because it all felt part of the same programme.2021 January 22, Lilah Raptopoulos, “My tug-of-war with algorithms”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2021
    • It was finally time, per Trump’s instructions, to march down Pennsylvania Avenue. The rest you know all about, despite efforts by most Republicans in Congress to hide the truth of January 6.2021 June 14, Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Capitol Riot Was Prologue”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2021

Forms of January 6

alternative form1/6
alternative form1-6
alternative formone-six
alternative formJ6
alternative formJ-6

Origin of January 6

From the date, by metonymy.

Questions about January 6

What does January 6 mean?
January 6 means the attack against the United States Congress at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
What part of speech is January 6?
January 6 is a proper noun.

Words near January 6 in the dictionary

  1. Jantzes
  2. Januaries
  3. Januarily
  4. January
  5. January 0
  6. January 6
  7. January disease
  8. January effect
  9. January effects
  10. January King
  11. January term

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