Robert E Lee's Birthday
- noun
- /ˈrɒbərt i liːz ˈbɜrθdeɪ/
- US
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Cumpleaños de Robert E. Lee
- Robert E Lee's Birthday is officially observed on January 19 in some southern U.S. states.
Examples
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Some schools and government offices close to honor Robert E Lee's Birthday.
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Many people celebrate Robert E Lee's Birthday with parades.
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Robert E Lee's Birthday is observed in several southern states as a public holiday each January.
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Controversy sometimes arises around the celebration of Robert E Lee's Birthday due to its historical associations.
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Robert E Lee's Birthday is recognized in several southern states.
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In Virginia, Robert E Lee's Birthday is a public holiday, allowing people to attend commemorative events.
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Schools in Georgia often have a day off in honor of Robert E Lee's Birthday each year.
Synonyms
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A day when some southern U.S. states honor the birthday of General Robert E. Lee
A holiday in some southern United States on January 19 to remember the birth of Confederate General Robert E Lee
A day in January when people in the southern United States remember General Robert E Lee
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally clear as 'the birthday of Robert E. Lee' — a learner who knows possessive constructions and the word 'birthday' can derive the literal sense. However, interpreting it as a named public holiday observed in some U.S. states and recognising the historical person (and the political/cultural significance) requires extra world knowledge, so it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Robert E Lee's Birthday began as a day 'to remember the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee' on January 19. So today the name means a public holiday on January 19 in some southern U.S. states, when schools and offices may close.