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Definition of Columbus Day noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Columbus Day

noun

/kəˈlʌmbəs deɪ/

/kəˈlʌmbəs deɪ/

[uncountable, countable]

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a national holiday in the US on the second Monday in October when people celebrate the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America in 1492

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