Juneteenth
Proper noun
Meaning
Juneteenth (countable and uncountable, plural Juneteenths)
(US) Also more fully as Juneteenth Day: the United States national holiday commemorating the end of slavery, observed on June 19.
Synonyms: Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day
juneteenth (countable and uncountable, plural juneteenths)
Alternative letter-case form of Juneteenth
Examples
I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous. It's actually an important event, an important time. But nobody had ever heard of it.
A future Roman and his friend Jasper say looks bright just from the turnout on Juneteenth.
A Juneteenth holiday was an idea that came about because of events at the end of the Civil War.
Amid celebrations of Juneteenth across the state and nation, West Hartford began June 19 with a ceremony on the town green, which was named for an 18th-century slaveholder.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Griffin said the caravan was an ideal way to have an impactful recognition of Juneteenth, especially given current events around the country.
And so we just celebrate the hell out of the 4th of July, so I suggest that if we're going to do some celebrating of freedom, that we have our festival, our educational components, our music, from June the 19 — Juneteenth — to the 4th of July.