Juneteenth

noun June·teenth \ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th\

Definition of JUNETEENTH

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

blend of June and nineteenth

First Known Use: 1903

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