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national holiday

noun

a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
a holiday that is legally established by a national government rather than by a municipal or state government.

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Lori Hanna, who co-runs a popular website Intoxicology.net, says national holiday posts have successfully reeled in new visitors.

Nor are these the only reasons for the objectionable nature of the 4th of July as a national holiday.

To the chagrin of these 40 courageous online petitioners and their hoops-hungry brethren, March Madness is not a national holiday.

So perhaps we should have a new national holiday, Israeli Interdependence Day, or Jewish World Interdependence Day.

In 1969, Castro famously cancelled Christmas as a national holiday.

He inferred that the blowing up of Lindsley's house was to finish the celebration of the national holiday.

The inauguration of the third president was made a national holiday throughout the country.

This was a national holiday, for an English spy was captured, and all natives of Boulogne were free of the guillotine to-night.

The day of his entry the Emir made, by public notice, a national holiday.

Every year since that date the anniversary of that auspicious day has been set aside for a national holiday.

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