Phrase guide

national day

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.

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Across languages

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  • Arabic: يَوْم وَطَنِيّ (yawm waṭaniyy) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Burmese: အမျိုးသားနေ့ (a.myui:sa:ne.) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國慶 /国庆 (Guóqìng) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國慶日 /国庆日 (Guóqìngrì) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Danish: nationaldag — day marking a country's establishment
  • Dutch: nationale feestdag — day marking a country's establishment
  • Finnish: kansallispäivä — day marking a country's establishment
  • French: fête nationale — day marking a country's establishment
  • Galician: día nacional — day marking a country's establishment
  • German: Nationalfeiertag — day marking a country's establishment
  • Greek: εθνική γιορτή (ethnikí giortí) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Japanese: 建国記念日 (kenkoku kinenbi) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Japanese: 国民の祝日 (kokumin no shukujitsu) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Korean: 국경일 (gukgyeong'il) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Korean: 국경절 (gukgyeongjeol) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Malay: hari kebangsaan — day marking a country's establishment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nasjonaldag — day marking a country's establishment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nasjonaldag — day marking a country's establishment
  • Russian: национа́льный пра́здник (nacionálʹnyj prázdnik) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Spanish: día nacional — day marking a country's establishment
  • Swedish: nationaldag — day marking a country's establishment
  • Ukrainian: націона́льне свя́то (nacionálʹne svjáto) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Ukrainian: держа́вне свя́то (deržávne svjáto) — day marking a country's establishment
  • Vietnamese: ngày quốc khánh — day marking a country's establishment