United Nations Day
- proper noun
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Día de las Naciones Unidas
- The theme for United Nations Day this year focuses on strengthening international cooperation for sustainable development.
Examples
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On United Nations Day, October 24, 2002, the Association of World Citizens, an international peace organization with branches in fifty-one countries, reissued the manifesto in its original wording but with a new list of signatories.
Academic text (2002) -
Every year on October 24, people around the world celebrate United Nations Day to honor the establishment of the UN in 1945.
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Schools and organizations often hold events on United Nations Day to promote awareness about global issues and the importance of peace.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'United Nations' denotes the international organization (nations united) and 'Day' denotes an observance, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it is a day related to the UN. This naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, making the concept immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
United Nations Day marks the day the United Nations was born, when many countries signed an important 'agreement' on October 24, 1945. That's why United Nations Day is used each year to 'remember' that start and to celebrate countries 'working together' for peace and help around the world.
