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Washington's Birthday

Washington's Birthday proper noun: a public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.

Proper noun

Washington's Birthday

  1. (US) A public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.
    • On Washington's Birthday nineteen congressmen⁷ wrote me an impressive letter. These men, some of whom I knew well, a number of whom I knew not at all, urged me, on behalf of their respective constituents, to come home and seek the Republican presidential nomination.1963, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21
    Synonyms:
    Presidents' Day, George Washington's Birthday

Synonyms of Washington's Birthday

Questions about Washington's Birthday

What does Washington's Birthday mean?
Washington's Birthday means a public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.
What part of speech is Washington's Birthday?
Washington's Birthday is a proper noun.

Words near Washington's Birthday in the dictionary

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  2. Washington pies
  3. Washington State
  4. Washington udea moth
  5. Washington udea moths
  6. Washington's Birthday
  7. Washington, D. C.
  8. Washington, D.C.
  9. washingtonia
  10. Washingtonian
  11. Washingtoniana

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