Queen's Birthday

proper noun

the Queen's Official Birthday (observed on the Saturday falling between 11 and 17 June during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (died 2022))

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A holiday or observance commemorating a female monarch and observing her birth, including:
    1. UKthe Queen's Official Birthday (observed on the Saturday falling between 11 and 17 June during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (died 2022))
    2. UKthe Queen's actual birthday (21 April in the case of Queen Elizabeth II)
    3. CanadahistoricalinformalVictoria Day (last Monday before 25 May)
    4. Koninginnedag (in the Netherlands)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
victoria day

Origin

From Queen + birthday.

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Cite this entry
APA

Queen's Birthday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queen's%20Birthday

MLA

“Queen's Birthday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queen's%20Birthday. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Queen's Birthday,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Queen's%20Birthday.

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