D-Day

English

Etymology

The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

Proper noun

D-Day

1. (historical) June 6, 1944, the date during World War II when the Allies invaded western Europe.

Coordinate terms

(historical):

• VE Day
• VJ Day

Translations

June 6, 1944

• Czech: Den D m
• Danish: D-dag c
• French: Jour J (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Galician: O día D m
• German: Tag X m
• Spanish: Día D m

Noun

D-Day (plural D-Days)

1. (figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future.

Alternative forms

• (figurative): D-day

Synonyms

• (figurative): X-Day

Coordinate terms

• (figurative): H-Hour

Translations

date of any major event planned for the future

• Czech: den D m
• French: Jour J (fr)
• Galician: O día D m
• Indonesian: Hari-H
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: Día D m
• Vietnamese: ngày N (vi)

Further reading

• D-Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• D-Day (military term) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Addy, Dady, addy, dyad