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• Remembrance Day — /rəˈmɛmbrəns deɪ/ (say ruh membruhns day) noun the anniversary of the end of World War I on 11 November 1918, when the armistice was signed. Also, Armistice Day. Ceremonies to remember those who died or suffered in World War I, and to reflect on… …  

• Remembrance Day — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Remembrance Day official name = Remembrance Day (Veterans Day For U.S.) caption = Poppy worn on lapel nickname = Poppy Day, Armistice Day observedby = Commonwealth of Nations date = November 11 observances = Parades …   Wikipedia

• Moment of silence — For other uses, see Moment of silence (disambiguation). One minute silence redirects here. For the band, see One Minute Silence. Minute of silence redirects here. For the Soviet radio program, see Minute of Silence. A moment of silence is the… …   Wikipedia

• National moment of remembrance — The National Moment of Remembrance, established by Congress, asks Americans, wherever they are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute. The time 3 p.m. was chosen because it is the …   Wikipedia

• two-minute silence — [two minute silence] noun (in Britain) a silence lasting two minutes, held every year at 11 a.m. on ↑Remembrance Sunday, in memory of the people who died during the two world wars and other conflicts. The silence is usually held at public… …   Useful english dictionary

• two-minute silence — n (in Britain) a silence lasting two minutes, held every year at 11 a.m. on Remembrance Sunday, in memory of the people who died during the two world wars and other conflicts. The silence is usually held at public ceremonies such as the one at… …   Universalium

• two-minute silence — noun a mark of respect in which all normal activity ceases and people stand in silent thought for two minutes; held regularly at 11 am on Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, and on other occasions, to remember the …   Wiktionary

• Civil defense siren — Federal Signal Thunderbolt 1003 Civil Defense siren. A civil defense siren (also referred to as an air raid siren, tornado siren, tsunami siren, fire siren/whistle, flood siren, weather siren, time/curfew siren, or other outdoor warning siren) is …   Wikipedia

• NEO-NAZISM — NEO NAZISM, a general term for the related fascist, nationalist, white supremacist, antisemitic beliefs and political tendencies of the numerous groups that emerged after World War II seeking to restore the Nazi order or to establish a new order… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Island of Ireland Peace Park — Infobox Military Memorial name=Island of Ireland Peace Park country=Ireland caption=The Peace Park s symbolic Irish Round Tower. commemorates=the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I unveiled=11 …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium