Remembrance Day

English

Proper noun

Remembrance Day

1. (chiefly British) The Sunday closest to November 11, observed in commemoration of the fallen in the two World Wars.
2. (Canada) November 11, a federal holiday observed in commemoration of the fallen in the two World Wars and the Korean War.

Synonyms

• Poppy Day
• Remembrance Sunday (UK)
• Veterans Day (US)
• Armistice Day (Canada, US, dated)

Translations

in UK, Sunday closest to November 11

in Canada, November 11

• French: jour du Souvenir m