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Remembrance Sunday

noun

Definition of Remembrance Sunday

: a Sunday that is usually closest to November 11 and that in Great Britain is set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945

First Known Use of Remembrance Sunday

1942, in the meaning defined above

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Remembrance Sunday

noun

English Language Learners Definition of Remembrance Sunday

British : a holiday that is observed on the Sunday closest to November 11 to honor the people who were killed in the two World Wars

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