Phrase guide

national holiday

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

A statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A public holiday.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

authorized by law and limiting work or official business

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: legal holiday, public holiday

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: holiday

Narrower terms: New Year's Day, New Year's, January 1, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Decoration Day, Independence Day, Fourth of July, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12, Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25, Boxing Day, bank holiday, Commonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24, Dominion Day, July 1, Bastille Day, 14 July, Veterans Day, Veterans' Day, Armistice Day, November 11, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Victoria Day

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: эл байрам (el bayram) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Catalan: festa nacional — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國慶日 /国庆日 (guóqìngrì) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Czech: státní svátek — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Danish: nationaldag — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Finnish: kansallispäivä — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • French: fête nationale — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • German: Nationalfeiertag — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Icelandic: þjóðhátíðardagur — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Japanese: 国家の日 (kokka no hi) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Korean: 국경일 (gukgyeong'il) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Kumyk: милли байрам (milli bayram) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Ladino: fiesta nasionala — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Portuguese: feriado nacional — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Romanian: sărbătoare națională — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Russian: национа́льный пра́здник (nacionálʹnyj prázdnik) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Russian: госуда́рственный пра́здник (gosudárstvennyj prázdnik) — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Spanish: fiesta nacional — statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself
  • Finnish: kansallinen vapaapäivä — public holiday
  • French: jour férié — public holiday
  • German: Feiertag — public holiday
  • German: nationaler Feiertag — public holiday