Washington's Birthday
English
Proper noun
- (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.
- 1963, Eisenhower, Dwight D., Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:
- 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.
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Synonyms
- Presidents' Day
- George Washington's Birthday
Further reading
- “washingtons-birthday”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Washington's Birthday at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Washington's Birthday”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Washington's Birthday” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
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