Washington's Birthday

noun

the day on which George Washington is remembered

• Syn: ↑February 22

• Regions:

↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A.

• Hypernyms: ↑day

• Part Holonyms: ↑February, ↑Feb

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized W&B

Etymology: after George Washington died 1799 first president of the United States

1. : February 22 formerly observed as a legal holiday in most of the states of the United States

2. : the third Monday in February observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. — called also Presidents' Day

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1. February 22, formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in honor of the birth of George Washington.

2. See Presidents' Day.

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Washington's Birthday,

February 22, the anniversary of George Washington's birth, observed on the third Monday in February as a legal holiday in most states of the United States.

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noun [noncount]

: the third Monday in February celebrated in the U.S. as a holiday in honor of the birthday of George Washington

◇ The official name of this holiday is Washington's Birthday, but in most states it is now usually called Presidents' Day and is considered to be in honor of both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.