Armistice Day

noun

: veterans day
used before the official adoption of Veterans Day in 1954

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The day that honors those who served began in 1919 as Armistice Day. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024 In it, the voice of Sadiq Khan could be heard saying that Armistice Day should cancelled in favor of a protest to support Palestinians. Parmy Olson, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024 In November, to connect with the peaceful message of Armistice Day, when many Brits traditionally wear red poppy pins, protesters this year passed out white poppy pins, to commemorate victims of all wars. Anna Furman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024 After three freighters sank in Lake Michigan near Pentwater during the Armistice Day Storm of 1940, the Chicago weather station went to 24-hour operations. Carol Thompson The Detroit News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for Armistice Day 

Word History

Etymology

from the armistice terminating World War I on November 11, 1918

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Armistice Day was in 1918

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“Armistice Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Armistice%20Day. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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