THANKSGIVING

[noun] [U] - an expression of gratitude, esp. to Goda service of thanksgivingThanksgiving (Day) is a public holiday and celebration, held on the fourth Thursday of November in the US and on the second Monday of October in Canada, to remember the thanks that the people who first came from Europe gave to God when they gathered crops for the first time in their new country.We always go to my parents' house for Thanksgiving. [U]I've had to spend the last two Thanksgivings away from home. [C]