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June 14

June 14

1 1.0
The day when people in the United States celebrate the national flag
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : 14 de junio
  • Davis ruled on June 14 that Microsoft prevailed on each part of eBay's four-pronged test.
  • June 14, 2019
  • June 14, 2000
  • June 14—Flag Day

Examples

  • Amann, who would go on to a decorated career as a history professor at several colleges, including the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and a published author, died June 14 at his home in Manchester.

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  • Kim Barry Brunhuber seems to like The Violets of Usambara a lot: his review "These diamonds are a girl's worst enemy" appeared in The Globe and Mail on Saturday, June 14, 2008.

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  • Eveland attended her first board meeting on June 14, 2004.

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  • Please mail your response to me in the envelope provided ASAP, but no later than June 14, 2004.

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  • Fr. Randall died on June 14, 2011, but the Body of Christ Prayer Meeting will continue every Thursday evening as before.

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  • Ehsan was released after seven months of solitary isolation on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

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  • Collected career hit #1,000 on June 14, 2005, becoming the third player since 1900 with 1,000 hits in less than 700 games (696).

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  • In the United States, people celebrate Flag Day on June 14 to honor the national flag.

  • Many schools plan special activities to commemorate Flag Day each year on June 14.

  • The local parade in our town takes place every year on June 14 for Flag Day.

Synonyms

Flag Day
vsJune 14
  • US
1 3.4

A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14

is the calendar date that marks that observance each year

Surface Forms

June 14 singular

Morphology

June + fourteen

A learner who knows 'June' and 'fourteen' will understand that this refers to the date June 14, but they will not be able to infer the specific cultural meaning of Flag Day or the commemoration of the flag's adoption from the constituents alone. The holiday association is arbitrary and culturally specific, so the MWE's full meaning is not predictable from its parts.

Etymology

June 14 marks the day in 1777 when Americans chose the national flag, so people now use June 14 to mean 'Flag Day', a day to remember and honor the flag.