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Quds Day

Quds Day proper noun: an annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.

Proper noun

Quds Day

  1. An annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.

Forms of Quds Day

alternative formAl-Quds Day
alternative formal-Quds Day

Origin of Quds Day

Calque of Persian وز قدس coined in 1979 in opposition to Jerusalem Day, from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-Quds, “Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”), shortened from earlier مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (Madīnat al-Quds, “Jerusalem, 'City of Holiness'”), q.v.

Questions about Quds Day

What does Quds Day mean?
Quds Day means an annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
What part of speech is Quds Day?
Quds Day is a proper noun.

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