Meanings
- USA public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.
On Washington's Birthday nineteen congressmen⁷ wrote me an impressive letter. These men, some of whom I knew well, a number of whom I knew not at all, urged me, on behalf of their respective constituents, to come home and seek the Republican presidential nomination.
1963, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21Synonyms: Presidents' Day, George Washington's Birthday
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.
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Washington's Birthday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washington's%20Birthday
“Washington's Birthday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washington's%20Birthday. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Washington's Birthday,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Washington's%20Birthday.
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