national holiday
Example Sentences
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The Christmas most Americans grew up with only emerged as a national holiday in the wake of the Civil War, he said, about a decade after the formal introduction of Thanksgiving in 1863.
From Los Angeles Times
She also received a number of emails from Ms Hansen saying suppliers were delayed sending goods because of events like national holidays.
From BBC
Tuesday is a national holiday in the United States.
From Barron's
There was still a reasonable police presence in Bilbao on what was a national holiday.
From BBC
Japanese markets will be closed on Monday for a national holiday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
