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Poppy Day

British  

noun

  1. an informal name for Remembrance Sunday

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It was the 19th annual fundraising "Poppy Day" in London.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

In 2017, Congress approved legislation officially marking the Friday before Memorial Day as National Poppy Day.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2019

Last year celebrities including Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley and Barbara Windsor all recorded announcements for trains and buses as part of London Poppy Day.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2015

Enniskillen in the aftermath of the Poppy Day bombing A memorial service is to take place to mark the 25th anniversary of the Enniskillen Remembrance Day bomb.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2012

Poppy Day – Siouxsie and the Banshees A war poem/dispatch from the underworld.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2010

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