"Wattle Day" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-au-Wattle Day.ogg [Australia] Forms: Wattle Days [plural]
Etymology: From the contemporary blooming of Acacia, called wattles in Australia. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Acacia|genus}} Acacia Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Wattle Days|head=Wattle Day}} Wattle Day (plural Wattle Days)
  1. (Australia) A celebration held on September 1st to commemorate the first day of spring. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-Wattle_Day-en-name-Q~Hu-rlb Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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