Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday (Noun)
Meaning
Observed on the Monday closest to January 15.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Martin Luther King Jr's birthday is observed on the Monday closest to January 15 in many states and institutions across the United States.
- In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr's birthday is a federal holiday, observed on the Monday closest to January 15.
- The United States has observed Martin Luther King Jr's birthday on the Monday closest to January 15 since 1986.
- Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, observed on the Monday closest to January 15, is often marked by parades and other commemorative events.
- In 1983, United States law declared that Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, observed on the Monday closest to January 15, would be a national holiday.