| public holiday | | |
| n. (time) | 1. legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday | authorized by law and limiting work or official business. |
| ~ new year's, new year's day, january 1 | the first day of the year. |
| ~ martin luther king day, martin luther king jr's birthday | observed on the Monday closest to January 15. |
| ~ holiday | a day on which work is suspended by law or custom.; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover" |
| ~ presidents' day | the third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington. |
| ~ decoration day, memorial day | legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war. |
| ~ fourth of july, independence day, july 4 | a legal holiday in the United States. |
| ~ labor day | first Monday in September in the United States and Canada. |
| ~ columbus day, discovery day, october 12 | a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. |
| ~ christmas day, dec 25, xmas, christmas | a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland. |
| ~ boxing day | first weekday after Christmas. |
| ~ bank holiday | any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain. |
| ~ commonwealth day, empire day, may 24 | British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth. |
| ~ dominion day, july 1 | a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867. |
| ~ 14 july, bastille day | a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789. |
| ~ armistice day, november 11, veterans' day, veterans day | a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954. |
| ~ thanksgiving, thanksgiving day | fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. |
| ~ victoria day | a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th. |
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