American holiday (noun)

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• holiday — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vacation, festival, celebration, recreation. See amusement, repose. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A memorial day] Syn. feast day, fiesta, saint s day, legal holiday, holy day, festival, fete, centennial,… …   English dictionary for students

• national holiday — noun count AMERICAN a holiday when most businesses in a country close a. the day on which people celebrate the time when their country was formed …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• roman holiday — noun Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: so called from the bloody combats staged as entertainment in ancient Rome 1. a. : an event or occasion resembling the games or gladiatorial combats of the ancient Roman circus (as for spectacle or… …   Useful english dictionary