national holiday
A statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itselfA statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself.
» We put up the flags on national holidays.
Wir hissen an Nationalfeiertagen die Fahnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
На державні свята ми вивішуємо прапори. — deniko
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2 sensesA statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself.
Nationalfeiertag
национа́льный пра́здникnacionálʹnyj prázdnik, госуда́рственный пра́здникgosudárstvennyj prázdnik
A public holiday.
Feiertag, nationaler Feiertag
- authorized by law and limiting work or official business
Examples
23 sentencesWe put up the flags on national holidays.
На державні свята ми вивішуємо прапори. — deniko
deWir hissen an Nationalfeiertagen die Fahnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Next Monday is a national holiday.
Are there any national holidays in October?
Today is a national holiday.
Сьогодні національне свято. — Dorenda
ruСегодня национальный праздник. — Dorenda
deHeute ist ein Nationalfeiertag. — Esperantostern
Today is a national holiday in Iceland.
ruСегодня государственный праздник в Исландии. — Selena777
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
plural: national holidays| Singular | national holiday |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- authorized by law and limiting work or official business:legal holidaypublic holiday
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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