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Definition of Armistice Day
1. Noun. A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954.
Generic synonyms: Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: Nov, November
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armistice Day
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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