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Columbus Day
noun Co·lum·bus Day \kə-ˈləm-bəs-\
: the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in many states of the U.S. in honor of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Bahamas in 1492
Full Definition of COLUMBUS DAY
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: 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
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: the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in many states of the United States
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First Known Use of COLUMBUS DAY
1892
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