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Seward's Day

Seward's Day proper noun: a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska, observed on the last Monday in March, commemorating the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867.

Proper noun

Seward's Day

  1. A legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska, observed on the last Monday in March, commemorating the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867.

Origin of Seward's Day

Named for Secretary of State William H. Seward, who negotiated the purchase from Russia.

Questions about Seward's Day

What does Seward's Day mean?
Seward's Day means a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska, observed on the last Monday in March, commemorating the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867.
What part of speech is Seward's Day?
Seward's Day is a proper noun.

Words near Seward's Day in the dictionary

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  2. sewar
  3. Seward
  4. Seward County
  5. Seward Peninsula
  6. Seward's Day
  7. Seward's Folly
  8. sewardite
  9. Sewards
  10. Sewardstone
  11. sewars

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