Washington's Birthday

English

Proper noun

Washington's Birthday

1. (US) A public holiday in the USA celebrated on the third Monday of February, during which the US presidents, especially George Washington, are celebrated or remembered.
   • 1963, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956‎^[1], Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:

     On Washington's Birthday nineteen congressmen⁷ wrote me an impressive letter. These men, some of whom I knew well, a number of whom I knew not at all, urged me, on behalf of their respective constituents, to come home and seek the Republican presidential nomination.

Synonyms

• Presidents' Day
• George Washington's Birthday

Further reading

• “washingtons-birthday”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Washington's Birthday”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Washington's Birthday”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Washington's Birthday” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.