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Veterans Day

noun

: a holiday observed on November 11 in the U.S. to honor veterans of the armed forces

Full Definition of VETERANS DAY

:  November 11 set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945 and observed as a legal holiday in the United States to honor the veterans of the armed forces
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First Known Use of VETERANS DAY

1952

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