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White Day

White Day proper noun: 14 March (one month after Valentine's Day), marked in Japan and some other Asian countries by men giving gifts (traditionally white in color) to the women who gave gifts to them on Valentine's Day.

Proper noun

  1. 14 March (one month after Valentine's Day), marked in Japan and some other Asian countries by men giving gifts (traditionally white in color) to the women who gave gifts to them on Valentine's Day.

Origin of White Day

Calque of Japanese ホワイトデー (Howaito Dē), itself from English white day.

Questions about White Day

What does White Day mean?
White Day means 14 March (one month after Valentine's Day), marked in Japan and some other Asian countries by men giving gifts (traditionally white in color) to the women who gave gifts to them on Valentine's Day.
What part of speech is White Day?
White Day is a proper noun.

Words near White Day in the dictionary

  1. white cross
  2. white crosses
  3. White Crown
  4. white currant
  5. white currants
  6. White Day
  7. White Deer
  8. white devil
  9. white devils
  10. white dirt
  11. white dog shaker syndrome

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