Washington's Birthday
English
Proper noun
- (US) A public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.
- 1963, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956[1], Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:
- On Washington's Birthday nineteen congressmen⁷ wrote me an impressive letter. These men, some of whom I knew well, a number of whom I knew not at all, urged me, on behalf of their respective constituents, to come home and seek the Republican presidential nomination.
Synonyms
- Presidents' Day
- George Washington's Birthday
Further reading
- “washingtons-birthday”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Washington's Birthday”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Washington’s Birthday”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Washington's Birthday” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.