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Columbus Day
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Columbus Day
n.
October 12, observed in the United States in commemoration of the landing by Christopher Columbus in 1492 in America, which became known as "the New World" because Europeans did not know that it had existed. Columbus Day is now officially observed on the second Monday in October.

Columbus Day
n
Oct. 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
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Noun1.Columbus Day - a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher ColumbusColumbus Day - a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
Oct, October - the month following September and preceding November


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