Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day

noun
a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.

Origin:
1665–75, Americanism
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Thanksgiving Day
 
n
Often shortened to: Thanksgiving an annual day of holiday celebrated in thanksgiving to God on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and on the second Monday of October in Canada

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Main Entry:  Thanksgiving Day
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See Turkey Day
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