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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

noun

NAmE//ˌmɑrtn ˌluθər ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒunyər ˌdeɪ//

(also Martin Luther King Day

NAmE//ˌmɑrtn ˌluθər ˈkɪŋ deɪ//

)

a national holiday in the U.S. on the third Monday in January to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was active in the struggle to win more rights for Black Americans

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