Thanksgiving Day

noun

1. a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.

Thanksgiving Day

noun

1. an annual day of holiday celebrated in thanksgiving to God on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, and on the second Monday of October in Canada Often shortened toThanksgiving

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thanksgiving Day¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75