单词 | legal holiday |
释义 | legal holiday (once / 89541 pages) n WORD FAMILY legal holiday: legal holidays USAGE EXAMPLESSeveral older, highly industrialized states declared Christmas a legal holiday in the mid-19th century. Time(Dec 23, 2016) Washington State does not recognize it as a legal holiday. New York Times(Oct 09, 2016) In 1887, Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey all declared a special legal holiday in September to celebrate workers. The Guardian(Sep 05, 2016) n authorized by law and limiting work or official business Syn|Hypo|Hyper national holiday, public holiday January 1, New Year's, New Year's Day the first day of the year Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthdayobserved on the Monday closest to January 15 Presidents' Daythe third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington Decoration Day, Memorial Daylegal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war Fourth of July, Independence Day, July 4a legal holiday in the United States Labor Dayfirst Monday in September in the United States and Canada Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus Christmas, Christmas Day, Dec 25, Xmasa Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland Boxing Dayfirst weekday after Christmas bank holidayany of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain Commonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth Dominion Day, July 1a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867 14 July, Bastille Daya legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789 Armistice Day, November 11, Veterans Day, Veterans' Daya legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954 Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Dayfourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Victoria Daya public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th holiday a day on which work is suspended by law or custom |
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