Meanings
Earth Day1
- North AmericancountriesApril 22; Created in 1970, global day of observance of the need to protect the earth.
- USobsoleteMarch 21st.
Earth day2
plural Earth days
- literatureA day in Earth time; the period it takes planet Earth to revolve once; a period of 24 hours.
Translations
Arabic يَوْم اَلْأَرْض
- يَوْم اَلْأَرْض (yawm al-ʔarḍ)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Chinese Mandarin 世界地球日, 地球日
- 世界地球日 (Shìjiè Dìqiúrì)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
- 地球日 (Dìqiúrì)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Finnish maan päivä
- maan päiväglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
French Jour de la Terre
- Jour de la Terreglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
German Tag der Erde
- Tag der Erdeglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Japanese アースデイ, 地球の日
- アースデイ (Āsu-dei)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
- 地球の日 (Chikyū no hi)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Korean 지구의 날
- 지구의 날 (Jigu-ui nal)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Portuguese Dia da Terra
- Dia da Terraglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Russian День Земли́
- День Земли́ (Denʹ Zemlí)global day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Spanish Día de la Tierra
- Día de la Tierraglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Swahili Siku ya Dunia
- Siku ya Duniaglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Welsh Dydd y Ddaear
- Dydd y Ddaearglobal day of observance of the need to protect the earth
Cite this entry
Earth Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Earth%20Day
“Earth Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Earth%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Earth Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Earth%20Day.
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