JUNETEENTH


Meaning of JUNETEENTH in English

Pronunciation: ˌ jün- ' t ē n(t)th

Function: noun

Etymology: blend of June and nineteenth

Date: 1940

: June 19 celebrated especially in Texas to commemorate the announcement there of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865

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