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national holiday

na·tion·al hol·i·day
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l hol-i-dey]
    • /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ/
    • /ˈnæʃnəl ˈhɒlədeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l hol-i-dey]
    • /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl ˈhɒl ɪˌdeɪ/

Definitions of national holiday words

  • noun national holiday a holiday that is observed throughout a nation. 1
  • noun national holiday a holiday that is legally established by a national government rather than by a municipal or state government. 1
  • noun national holiday country-wide day off work 1
  • countable noun national holiday A national holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national festival. 0
  • noun national holiday a day's holiday in a country that celebrates the country itself 0
See all 5 definitions of national holiday

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Origin of national holiday

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for National holiday

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of National holiday

national holiday popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for national holiday

noun national holiday

  • legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
  • bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
All 2 Synonyms of national holiday

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