Meaning Of The Word Columbus Day
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Columbus Day in American English
a legal holiday in the U.S. commemorating the discovery of America by Columbus (Oct. 12, 1492), observed in most states on the second Monday in October noun: a day, October 12, observed as a holiday in various states of the U.S. in honor of the discovery of the New World by Columbus and his landing in the West Indies on October 12, 1492: observed in some states as the second Monday in October Columbus Day in British English noun: Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492 |
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