Thanksgiving Day
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈθæŋkˌsgɪvɪŋ deɪ/
- US
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Día de Acción de Gracias
- Last Thanksgiving Day, our friends joined us for dinner, making it a joyful and memorable occasion.
- Thanksgiving Day parade
- Thanksgiving Day game
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day
It was Thanksgiving Day night, and my whole family was there, from sisters to everybody, right?
- It was Thanksgiving Day night, and my whole family was there, from sisters to everybody, right?
Examples
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Every year, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day by sharing a traditional meal and reflecting on what we're thankful for.
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We are grateful for this opportunity to share another Thanksgiving Day as a family.
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I'm talking two full roster teams when we had our annual Thanksgiving Day flag football game.
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People are freaking out about what they are going to eat on Thanksgiving Day with their family.
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My first day in America, my uncle took me to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.
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Please join Bruce and Mary as they celebrate their first Thanksgiving Day in Puerto Vallarta.
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The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is just around the corner, and anticipation is building for this annual spectacle.
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On Thanksgiving Day, we gather with family to enjoy a feast and express our gratitude.
Synonyms
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2.1
A national holiday when families gather for a large meal to give thanks
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Thanksgiving' names a holiday and 'day' indicates the calendar day on which it is observed, so a learner who knows both constituents will infer it denotes the holiday's day. Cultural details (exact date, historical origin, traditions) are not derivable from the words, but the core meaning as a named holiday is immediately transparent and parallels equivalents in many other languages.
Etymology
Thanksgiving Day comes from old harvest feasts when people shared a big meal and gave thanks for a good harvest, and one popular story says that in 1621 Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people shared such a feast. So today Thanksgiving Day is a day for families to 'give thanks' and eat together.