THANKSGIVING
Dictionary entry overview: What does Thanksgiving mean?
• THANKSGIVING (noun)
The noun THANKSGIVING has 2 senses:
1. fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
2. a short prayer of thanks before a meal
Familiarity information: THANKSGIVING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THANKSGIVING (noun)
Meaning:
Fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day
Hypernyms ("Thanksgiving" is a kind of...):
feast day; fete day (a day designated for feasting)
legal holiday; national holiday; public holiday (authorized by law and limiting work or official business)
Holonyms ("Thanksgiving" is a part of...):
Nov; November (the month following October and preceding December)
Meaning:
A short prayer of thanks before a meal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
thanksgiving; blessing; grace
Hypernyms ("thanksgiving" is a kind of...):
orison; petition; prayer (reverent petition to a deity)
