Definition of Armistice Day

1. Noun. A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954.

Exact synonyms: November 11, Veterans Day, Veterans' Day
Generic synonyms: Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: Nov, November

Lexicographical Neighbors of Armistice Day

Armillaria
Armillaria caligata
Armillaria mellea neutral proteinase
Armillaria ponderosa
Armillaria zelleri
Armillariella
Armillariella mellea
Armillifer
Armills
Arminian
Arminian Baptist
Arminian Church
Arminianism
Arminians
Arminius
Armistice Day (current term)
Armoracia
Armoracia rusticana
Armoric
Armorica
Armorican
Armoricans
Armstrong
Army
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
Army Intelligence
Army National Guard
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
Army of Muhammad
Army of the Confederacy

Literary usage of Armistice Day

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"... THE FIRST Armistice Day CELEBRATION Not until Into in the afternoon was it made known that the news of the signing of tlu» armistice was premature. ..."

2. The First World War, 1914-1918: Personal Experiences of Lieut.-Col. C. à by Charles à Court Repington (1920)
"... Armistice conditions—A letter from Sir Charles Townshend—The Germans given seventy-two hours to accept the Armistice—The Kaiser abdicates—Armistice Day, ..."

3. The New Palestine: An Authoritative Account of Palestine Since the Great War by William Denison McCrackan (1922)
"There had been some anxiety about the weather for Armistice Day, November 11. The Biblical former rains had begun to fall on October 26 and there had been ..."

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