October 12
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- noun
- US
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12 de octubre
- Many schools celebrate Christopher Columbus Day on October 12 each year.
Examples
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Updated: October 12, 2012
Blog text (27) -
On October 5, the Senate passed the Flag Protection Act of 1989 by a 91-9 vote; the House passed it 371-43 on October 12, and it became law two weeks later, without the president's signature.
Academic text (2002) -
If you are the lucky winner, we will contact you by Friday, October 12.
Blog text (27) -
On October 12, the students of Juniata were given the opportunity to have their parents visit for the weekend.
Blog text (16) -
This article originally appeared at Religion Dispatches on October 12, 2010.
Academic text (2011) -
On Friday, October 12, 2012, an event took place at Dodson's Lombino Lawn called the Sponge Hop Relay.
Blog text (17) -
Significantly, this final date, October 12, is the anniversary of the discovery of the Americas and is officially observed as the Day of the Hispanic Race (Día de la Raza).
Academic text (1991) -
On the other side of the dried vegetation, written in the leaf's rusty shadow, was this notation in tiny and formal handwriting: "Plucked from the grave of Eliza Whitman, October 12, 1848."
Academic text (2011) -
Numerous events are organized to honor the discovery of America on October 12.
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In some countries, October 12 is a public holiday dedicated to the legacy of Columbus.
Synonyms
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A public holiday that remembers Christopher Columbus finding the Americas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The form 'October 12' is directly and compositionally interpretable as the calendar date combining 'October' and '12', so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it denotes that date. However, the additional, culture-specific sense of it being a holiday commemorating Columbus is not derivable from the words themselves and requires extra cultural knowledge, making the overall expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
The date October 12 became a holiday because one popular story says Christopher Columbus reached the Americas on that day in 1492. That's why many countries call it 'Columbus Day' or 'Día de la Raza' and use October 12 to remember and celebrate that arrival.