Meanings
- USA public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of January, during which the Civil Rights Movement, especially leader Martin Luther King Jr., is celebrated or remembered.
In a new contract settled by arbitration between the U.S. Postal Service and the Letter Carriers, the Postal Workers and the Laborers, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was added as a tenth holiday.
1986 April 19, Jacqueline Simon, “Breaking New Ground: Bargaining in 1986”, in AFL-CIO News, volume 31, number 16, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 2Synonyms: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr, Martin Luther King Day, MLK Day
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of January, during which the Civil Rights Movement, especially leader Martin Luther King Jr., is celebrated or remembered.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr.%20Day
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