Armistice Day (Noun)
Meaning
A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The town held a parade on Armistice Day to honor the local veterans who had served in the war.
- Many government offices and schools were closed on Armistice Day in observance of the holiday.
- In 1954, Congress amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans", and the holiday became known as Veterans Day.
- Armistice Day was originally intended to commemorate the end of World War I, but it eventually came to honor all American veterans.
- On Armistice Day, people were encouraged to fly the American flag and to display other patriotic symbols.