national holiday

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noun

a holiday that is observed throughout a nation.
a holiday that is legally established by a national government rather than by a municipal or state government.

Origin of national holiday

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby national holiday

national gallery of art, national grid, national guard, national guardsman, national health service, national holiday, national hunt, national income, national industrial recovery act, national insurance, national labor relations act