COLUMBUS DAY


Meaning of COLUMBUS DAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈləm-bəs- ]

noun

Date: 1893

1. : October 12 formerly observed as a legal holiday in many states of the United States in commemoration of the landing of Columbus in the Bahamas in 1492

2. : the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in many states of the United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.