"Memorial Day" meaning in English

See Memorial Day in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Memorial Day}} Memorial Day
  1. (US) A federal holiday honoring fallen soldiers, sailors, and other servicemen observed on the last Monday in May. Tags: US Synonyms: Decoration Day Translations (American federal holiday): 亡兵紀念日 (Chinese Mandarin), 亡兵纪念日 (wángbīng jìniànrì) (Chinese Mandarin), Tago de la Falintoj (Esperanto), 戦没将兵追悼記念日 (senbotsu shōhei tsuitō kinenbi) (alt: せんぼつしょうへいついとうきねんび) (Japanese), メモリアルデー (memoriarudē) (Japanese), 戦没将兵記念日 (senbotsu shōhei kinenbi) (alt: せんぼつしょうへいきねんび) (Japanese), Еске алу күні (Eske alu künı) (Kazakh), Siláołtsooí Bigáál Dah Nídahidiitʼįʼígíí Béédahaniih (Navajo), Siláołtsooí Bee Iinaʼ Nidahaztʼįʼígíí Béédahaniih (Navajo), День па́мяти (Denʹ pámjati) [masculine] (Russian), Día de los caídos [masculine] (Spanish), Lễ Chiến sĩ trận vong (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Memorial_Day-en-name-E2eyOHZG Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'American federal holiday': 66 17 17
  2. (Newfoundland) A provincial holiday held in July 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador commemorating the fallen members of the Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in World War I. Tags: Newfoundland
    Sense id: en-Memorial_Day-en-name-VqTf978K Categories (other): Newfoundland English
  3. (uncommon) Synonym of Tomb Sweeping Day, a Chinese holiday. Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Holidays Synonyms: Tomb Sweeping Day [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Memorial_Day-en-name-Jc18q~PP Disambiguation of Holidays: 26 25 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 24 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 13 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 26 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 19 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 15 22 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 15 21 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 19 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 13 20 67
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