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Definition of civic holiday noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

civic holiday

noun

/ˌsɪvɪk ˈhɒlədeɪ/,

/ˌsɪvɪk ˈhɒlədi/

/ˌsɪvɪk ˈhɑːlədeɪ/

(Canadian English)

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a holiday that is taken on the first Monday in August in all of Canada apart from Quebec, Alberta and Prince Edward Island

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