Thanksgiving Day — • The custom originated in 1621, when Governor Bradford of the Plymouth colony appointed a day for public praise and prayer after the first harvest Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day … Catholic encyclopedia
Thanksgiving Day — Thanksgiving UK [ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ] / US or Thanksgiving Day UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Thanksgiving : singular Thanksgiving plural Thanksgivings Word forms Thanksgiving Day : singular Thanksgiving Day plural Thanksgiving Days a)… … English dictionary
Thanksgiving-day — (engl., spr. thänksgiwwing deh, »Danksagungstag«), der Nationalfeiertag in den Ver. Staaten von Amerika, gewöhnlich Ende November … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Thanksgiving Day — a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October. [1665 75, Amer.] * * * U.S. holiday. It… … Universalium
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Thanksgiving Day — noun fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag • Syn: ↑Thanksgiving • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday,… … Useful english dictionary
Thanksgiving Day — Thanks|gi|ving Day 〈[ðæ̣nksgıvıŋ dɛı] m.; s, s〉 amerikanischer Feiertag im November, an dem Gott für die Ernte gedankt wird [<engl. thanksgiving „Dankbarkeit“ + day „Tag“] * * * Thanks|gi|ving Day [θæŋks gɪvɪŋ deɪ], der; [s], s [engl., aus:… … Universal-Lexikon
Thanksgiving Day — The day appointed by the Civil Authority for the rendering of thanks to God for the blessings bestowed on this land and nation during the year. It usually partakes of the nature of a Harvest Home Festival, prompted no doubt by the character of … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Thanksgiving Day — Thanks|gi|ving Day 〈[θæ̣nksgıvıŋ dɛı] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 amerikanischer Feiertag im November, an dem Gott für die Ernte gedankt wird [Etym.: <engl. thanksgiving »Dankbarkeit« + day »Tag«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Thanksgiving Day — /θænksˈgɪvɪŋ deɪ/ (say thanks giving day) noun (in the US) an annual festival in acknowledgement of divine favour, usually held on the fourth Thursday of November. Also, Thanksgiving …