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Definition of Columbus Day
1. Noun. A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
Generic synonyms: Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: Oct, October
Definition of Columbus Day
1. Proper noun. A US national holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October, for Christopher Columbus' discovery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Columbus Day
Literary usage of Columbus Day
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1914)
"Labor Day, Oct. 12 (Columbus Day) Thanksgiving and Dec. 25. ... 22, May 80 (Memorial
Day), Labor Day (first Monday in September) and Oct. 12 (Columbus Day). ..."
2. Journal of Proceedings, and Addresses by National Educational Association (U.S.) (1895)
"The Committee on the Public School Celebration of Columbus Day, ... Your committee,
appointed one year ago to promote the celebration of Columbus Day, ..."
3. The Knights of Columbus in Peace and War by Maurice Francis Egan, John James Bright Kennedy (1920)
"After Maryland came Rhode Island, Governor Aram J. Pothier signing the Columbus
Day bill in 1910. Early in 1911 both branches of the Delaware Legislature ..."
4. Public School Methods (1921)
"The Origin and Meaning of Columbus Day (To be given by three pupils.) First pupil —
On the twelfth of October, in the year 1492, three small ships flying ..."
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