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Thanksgiving Day (plural Thanksgiving Days)

  1. (Canada) A holiday, originally to give thanks to God for the harvest, celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.
    Synonym: Thanksgiving
  2. (US) A holiday, originally to give thanks to God and to commemorate the feast held by the Pilgrim colonists, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday of November.
    Synonyms: Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, T-Day
  3. (Grenada) A holiday to commemorate the invasion of Grenada by the United States and the overthrowing of the communist People's Revolutionary Government in 1983, celebrated annually on the 25th of October.

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