Veterans Day

English

Proper noun

Veterans Day

  1. The United States national holiday in honor of all military veterans (past and present, living and deceased, with peacetime or wartime service), observed on November 11th.
    Coordinate term: Memorial Day (for those who died while in service)
    Near-synonyms: Armistice Day (former name), Remembrance Day (as the same day is called in various other countries)

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