Remembrance Sunday

British

noun

Also called: Remembrance Day. the second Sunday in November, which is the Sunday closest to November 11, the anniversary of the armistice of 1918 that ended World War I, on which the dead of both World Wars are commemorated

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Remembrance Sunday

Other countries have their own days of remembrance, such as Australia’s Anzac Day, the U.K.’s Remembrance Sunday, and France’s Armistice Day.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

While many would have been shocked to see a retired teacher posing as a fake admiral at a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, for a secretive group of ex-services personnel it was unsurprising.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Hundreds of people were on the seafront in Llandudno to mark Remembrance Sunday last weekend for the traditional period of silence and the laying of poppy wreaths.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025

Events will take place around the country to mark Remembrance Sunday, which is observed on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day on 11 November - when World War One ended in 1918.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

The royal family is also set to gather on Sunday for the traditional day of remembrance for soldiers killed in wars, Remembrance Sunday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

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