name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
/ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ/
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/ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/without æ-raising
/ˈθæŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/without æ-raising
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Canada, US:/ˌθeɪ̯ŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
Canada, US:/ˈθɛ̃ŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 2
The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
An analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The expression of gratitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a short prayer of thanks before a meal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
their youngest son said grace
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grace, blessing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prayer, petition, orison
8
noun
Meaning 8
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Thanksgiving Day
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feast day, fete day, legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday
History
Etymology
A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving.
From thanks + giving.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عِيد اَلشُّكْر
(ʕīd aš-šukr)
— Thanksgiving Day
Armenian:
Գոհաբանության օր
(Gohabanutʻyan ōr)
— Thanksgiving Day
Catalan:
Acció de Gràcies
— Thanksgiving Day
Chickasaw:
Chaloklowa' I̠nittak
— Thanksgiving Day
Chinese Cantonese:
感恩節 /感恩节
(gam2 jan1 zit3)
— Thanksgiving Day
Chinese Mandarin:
感恩節 /感恩节
(Gǎn'ēnjié)
— Thanksgiving Day
Esperanto:
Dankotago
— Thanksgiving Day
Estonian:
tänupühad
— Thanksgiving Day
Faroese:
takkargerð
— Thanksgiving Day
Finnish:
kiitospäivä
— Thanksgiving Day
French:
Action de grâce
— Thanksgiving Day
French:
Action de grâces
— Thanksgiving Day
French:
Thanksgiving
— Thanksgiving Day
Galician:
Día de Acción de Grazas
— Thanksgiving Day
Georgian:
მადლიერების დღე
(madlierebis dɣe)
— Thanksgiving Day
German:
Thanksgiving
— Thanksgiving Day
German:
Erntedankfest
— Thanksgiving Day
German:
Erntedank
— Thanksgiving Day
Hebrew:
חַג הַהוֹדָיָה
(ḥag hahodayá)
— Thanksgiving Day
Hindi:
धन्यवाद
(dhanyavād)
— Thanksgiving Day
Hindi:
धन्यवाद दिन
(dhanyavād din)
— Thanksgiving Day
Hungarian:
hálaadás
— Thanksgiving Day
Icelandic:
Þakkargjörðardagur
— Thanksgiving Day
Irish:
Lá an Altaithe
— Thanksgiving Day
Italian:
giorno del ringraziamento
— Thanksgiving Day
Italian:
Ringraziamento
— Thanksgiving Day
Japanese:
感謝祭
(kanshasai)
— Thanksgiving Day
Korean:
추수 감사절
(chusu gamsajeol)
— Thanksgiving Day
Central Kurdish:
شوکرانە
(şukrane)
— Thanksgiving Day
Navajo:
Késhmish Yázhí
— Thanksgiving Day
Navajo:
Tązhii Daʼaghał
— Thanksgiving Day
Norman:
Actions dé Grâces
— Thanksgiving Day
Norwegian:
thanksgiving
— Thanksgiving Day
Pennsylvania German:
Betdaag
— Thanksgiving Day
Persian:
روز شکرگزاری
(ruz-e šokrgozâri)
— Thanksgiving Day
Plautdietsch:
Dankfast
— Thanksgiving Day
Polish:
Święto Dziękczynienia
— Thanksgiving Day
Polish:
Dzień Dziękczynienia
— Thanksgiving Day
Portuguese:
Dia de Ação de Graças
— Thanksgiving Day
Russian:
День благодаре́ния
(Denʹ blagodarénija)
— Thanksgiving Day
Scottish Gaelic:
Là-Bhuidheachais
— Thanksgiving Day
Lower Sorbian:
žnjowny swěźeń
— Thanksgiving Day
Spanish:
Día de Acción de Gracias
— Thanksgiving Day
Swedish:
Thanksgiving
— Thanksgiving Day
Tagalog:
Araw ng Pasasalamat
— Thanksgiving Day
Tamil:
நன்றி தெரிவிக்கும் நாள்
(naṉṟi terivikkum nāḷ)
— Thanksgiving Day
Thai:
วันขอบคุณพระเจ้า
(wan kòp kun prá jâo)
— Thanksgiving Day
Turkish:
Şükran Günü
— Thanksgiving Day
Vietnamese:
lễ Tạ Ơn
— Thanksgiving Day
Welsh:
Diwrnod Diolchgarwch
— Thanksgiving Day
Yiddish:
דאַנקטאָג
(danktog)
— Thanksgiving Day
Yup'ik:
Quyayaraq
— Thanksgiving Day
Bulgarian:
благодарение
(blagodarenie)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Bulgarian:
благодарност
(blagodarnost)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Chinese Mandarin:
感恩
(gǎn'ēn)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Dutch:
dankzegging
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
French:
remerciement
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Galician:
acción de grazas
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
German:
Danksagung
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Gothic:
𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸
(awiliuþ)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Ancient Greek:
εὐχαριστία
(eukharistía)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Hebrew:
הֹודָיָה
(hodayá)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Hebrew:
תֹּודָה
(todá)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Hungarian:
hálaadás
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Khiamniungan Naga:
thēumêi kìuh
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Polish:
dziękczynienie
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Polish:
podziękowanie
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Russian:
благодаре́ние
(blagodarénije)
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Spanish:
acción de gracias
— expression of gratitude — see also gratitude
Bulgarian:
благодарствена молитва
(blagodarstvena molitva)
— short prayer said at meals
French:
grâces
— short prayer said at meals
French:
bénédicité
— short prayer said at meals
Gothic:
𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸
(awiliuþ)
— short prayer said at meals
Hungarian:
asztali ima/áldás
— short prayer said at meals
Russian:
благода́рственный моле́бен
(blagodárstvennyj molében)
— short prayer said at meals
Russian:
моле́бен
(molében)
— short prayer said at meals
Russian:
благода́рственная моли́тва
(blagodárstvennaja molítva)
— short prayer said at meals
Spanish:
acción de gracias
— short prayer said at meals