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

Example Sentences

Last fall, the People’s City Council posted videos of the Thanksgiving Day protest on the social platform X, calling it a “holiday wake up call” for Tuchin and his family.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, they remain true to their bestieness, which includes a Thanksgiving Day tradition of going to a movie together even though it now takes Eden three trains to reach Dawn, who is very, very pregnant.

From Los Angeles Times

Haddish was arrested the day after Thanksgiving after serving meals at L.A.’s Laugh Factory and performing a set at the historic comedy club on Thanksgiving Day.

From Los Angeles Times

In their traditional Thanksgiving Day game, that year against Chicago, Detroit team captain and fellow offensive lineman Lomas Brown delivered a speech on the field before kickoff on the public-address speaker.

From Los Angeles Times

Pro-Palestinian marches have disrupted recent events in New York, including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the ceremonial lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

From Washington Times