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Veterans Day

Veterans Day proper noun: the United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or wartime service), observed on November 11th.

Proper noun

Veterans Day

  1. The United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or wartime service), observed on November 11th.
    • Near-synonyms: Armistice Day (former name), Remembrance Day (as the same day is called in various other countries)

Synonyms of Veterans Day

Questions about Veterans Day

What does Veterans Day mean?
Veterans Day means the United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or wartime service), observed on November 11th.
What part of speech is Veterans Day?
Veterans Day is a proper noun.

Words near Veterans Day in the dictionary

  1. veteranized
  2. veteranizes
  3. veteranizing
  4. Veteranos
  5. veterans
  6. Veterans Day
  7. Veterans Village
  8. veterascent
  9. veterate
  10. veteration
  11. Vetere

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