thanksgiving

thanks·giv·ing  (thngks-gvng)

n.

1. An act of giving thanks; an expression of gratitude, especially to God: a hymn of thanksgiving.

2. Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day.

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thanksgiving

Noun

a formal public expression of thanks to God

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Thanksgiving - fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Thanksgiving Day feast day, fete day - a day designated for feasting legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business Nov, November - the month following October and preceding December
	2.	thanksgiving - a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace" blessing, grace orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity

Translations

Thanksgiving [ˈθæŋksgɪvɪŋ], Thanksgiving Day thank n → jour m d'action de grâce

Thanksgiving [ˈθæŋksgɪvɪŋ], Thanksgiving Day thank (US) n → Thanksgiving Day m

Thanksgiving (Day)

Thanksgiving (Day) ist ein Feiertag in den USA, der auf den vierten Donnerstag im November fällt. Er soll daran erinnern, wie die Pilgerväter die gute Ernte im Jahre 1621 feierten. In Kanada gibt es einen ähnlichen Erntedanktag (der aber nichts mit den Pilgervätern zu tun hat) am zweiten Montag im Oktober.

Thanksgiving [ˈθæŋksgɪvɪŋ], Thanksgiving Day [ˈθæŋksgɪvɪŋ-] n (US) → giorno del ringraziamento

Thanksgiving (Day)

Negli Stati Uniti il quarto giovedì di novembre ricorre il Thanksgiving (Day), festa nazionale in ricordo della celebrazione con cui i Padri Pellegrini, i puritani inglesi che fondarono la colonia di Plymouth nel Massachusetts, ringraziarono Dio del buon raccolto del 1621.