Armistice Day
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- noun
- /ˈɑrmɪstɪs deɪ/
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Día del Armisticio
- It's Veterans Day in America and Armistice Day still in some countries that fought in the Great War of 1914-1918.
- marking Armistice Day
- Armistice Day, 1918
Examples
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1919 - King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day).
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Whether you call it Armistice Day, Veterans' Day, or Remembrance Day, please stop by.
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The conference was held, appropriately enough, on Armistice Day weekend.
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The day began as Armistice Day, marking the end of World.
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There are no more "Great Wars," and Armistice Day, along with the idea of wars ever ending, seems quaint.
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Originally designed to honor veterans of World War I, Veterans Day was first established under the name Armistice Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Veterans' Day occurs on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, a date stemming from Armistice Day of the First World War.
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The kaiser's regime collapsed within days after November 11, 1918—Armistice Day.
Academic text (1992) -
When I was a boy, all the people of all the nations that fought in the First World War were silent during the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of Armistice Day, which was the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
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On November 11, many countries observe Armistice Day to honor those who fought in World War I.
Synonyms
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A United States public holiday on November 11 that honors people who served in the military
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun+noun naming of a commemorative day: if a learner knows 'armistice' (a truce/peace agreement) and 'day' (a calendar day set aside), they can infer it refers to the day of or commemorating the armistice. This compositional pattern for holiday names is common cross-linguistically, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Armistice Day comes from the word armistice, which means a 'stop to fighting', and it marks November 11, 1918, when World War I ended at 11 AM with an armistice. That's why Armistice Day became a day to remember the people who fought and died in that war.