public holiday

public holiday

n a holiday observed over the whole country

Thesaurus

Noun

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public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official businesslegal holiday, national holidayNew Year's, New Year's Day, January 1 - the first day of the yearMartin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - observed on the Monday closest to January 15holiday - a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"Presidents' Day - the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and WashingtonDecoration Day, Memorial Day - legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in warFourth of July, Independence Day, July 4 - a legal holiday in the United StatesLabor Day - first Monday in September in the United States and CanadaColumbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12 - a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher ColumbusChristmas Day, Dec 25, Xmas, Christmas - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and IrelandBoxing Day - first weekday after Christmasbank holiday - any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in BritainCommonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24 - British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birthDominion Day, July 1 - a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 186714 July, Bastille Day - a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789Armistice Day, November 11, Veterans Day, Veterans' Day - a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the WampanoagVictoria Day - a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th

Translations

公休日公共节假日法定休假日

public

(ˈpablik) adjective of, for, or concerning, the people (of a community or nation) in general. a public library; a public meeting; Public opinion turned against him; The public announcements are on the back page of the newspaper; This information should be made public and not kept secret any longer. 公共的，公眾的 公共的，公众的 ˈpublicly adverb 當眾，公開地 当众，公开地 puˈblicity (-ˈblisə-) noun1. advertising. There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking. 廣告，宣傳 广告，宣传 2. the state of being widely known. Film stars usually like publicity. 宣揚 宣扬ˈpublicize, ˈpublicise (-saiz) verb to make widely known; to advertise. We are publicizing a new product. 為...作廣告宣傳 为...作广告宣传public holiday a day on which all (or most) shops, offices and factories are closed for a holiday. 國定假日 公休日public house (usually abbreviated to pub (pab) ) a house where alcoholic drinks are sold to the public. 小酒館，客棧 小酒店，客栈 public relations (also PR) the attitude, understanding etc between a firm, government etc and the public. 公共關係 公共关系ˌpublic ˈservice anˌnouncement noun (especially American) an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public. 公共服務公告(尤在美國，在電視或電台上公告，係提供給大眾的一項服務) 公共事业告示public spirit a desire to do things for the good of the community. 為公精神 为公精神ˌpublic-ˈspirited adjective 熱心公益的 热心公益的public transport the bus, tram and train services provided by a state or community for the public. 大眾交通工具 公共交通工具in public in front of other people, not in private. They are always quarrelling in public. 當眾，公開地 当众，公开地 the public people in general. This swimming pool is open to the public every day. 公眾 公众public opinion poll a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people. 民意測驗 民意测验

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the public is singular: The public is entitled to know the facts .

public holiday

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