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1 armistice
['ɑːmɪstɪs]nome armistizio m.* * *((an agreement) stopping fighting (in a war, battle etc): An armistice was declared.) armistizio* * *armistice /ˈɑ:mɪstɪs/n.● (in GB) Armistice Day, anniversario ( 11 novembre) dell'Armistizio che pose fine alla Prima guerra mondiale.* * *['ɑːmɪstɪs]nome armistizio m. -
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♦ veteran /ˈvɛtərən/A n.1 veterano ( anche fig.): He's a veteran at his trade, è un veterano del mestiere; He's a veteran of the game of cricket, è un veterano del cricket; a movie veteran, un veterano del cinema2 veterano; reduceB a. attr.1 esperto; sperimentato: a veteran golfer, un esperto giocatore di golf; The veteran conductor is giving his final concert next week, il direttore d'orchestra concluderà la sua lunga carriera con un ultimo concerto la prossima settimana● veteran car, auto d'epoca ( costruita prima del 1905; cfr. vintage car, sotto vintage, B, def. 3) □ (in USA e Canada) Veterans Day, la Giornata dei Veterani NOTE DI CULTURA: Veterans Day: negli USA è una festività federale in cui si commemorano i caduti e si onorano i reduci americani di tutte le guerre. Viene celebrata l'11 novembre, data della firma dell'armistizio che mise fine alla prima guerra mondiale nel 1918. Fino al 1954 si chiamava Armistice Day. = Remembrance Day ► remembrance.
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Armistice Day — is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November, 1918. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at… … Wikipedia
Armistice Day — n. Nov. 11, the anniversary of the armistice of WWI in 1918: see VETERANS DAY … English World dictionary
Armistice Day — November 11th, celebrated as the ↑anniversary of the end of the World War I in 1918 →↑Remembrance Day →Veterans Day … Dictionary of contemporary English
Armistice Day — Armistice ,Day noun count or uncount November 11th, the ANNIVERSARY of the date in 1918 on which World War I ended, now called Veterans Day … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Armistice Day — noun a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans Day since 1954 • Syn: ↑Veterans Day, ↑Veterans Day, ↑November 11 • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday … Useful english dictionary
Armistice Day — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Armistice Day : singular Armistice Day plural Armistice Days 11 November, the anniversary of the date in 1918 on which the First World War ended … English dictionary
Armistice Day Blizzard — Infobox winter storm|name=Armistice Day Blizzard image location=19401111.jpg stormtype=Cyclonic blizzard, Panhandle Hook date formed=10 November, 1940 date dissipated=12 November, 1940 maximum amount=27 inches (68.6 cm) (Collegeville, MN)… … Wikipedia
Armistice Day — noun Etymology: from the armistice terminating World War I on November 11, 1918 Date: 1919 Veterans Day used before the official adoption of Veterans Day in 1954 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Armistice Day — noun the anniversary of the armistice of 11 November 1918, now replaced by Remembrance Sunday in the UK … English new terms dictionary
Armistice Day — Ar′mistice Day n. mil former name of Veterans Day • Etymology: 1918–19 … From formal English to slang
Armistice Day — /ˈaməstəs deɪ/ (say ahmuhstuhs day) noun → Remembrance Day …