public holiday

Noun

Meaning

authorized by law and limiting work or official business

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

national holiday legal holiday christmas carnival festival anniversary holiday celebration feast festivity ph bank holiday red-letter day federal holiday carnival day
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Antonyms

work melancholy lament depressive work day chores
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Hypernyms

holiday

Hyponyms

christmas thanksgiving Memorial Day Christmas Day Thanksgiving Day Fourth of July

Related terms

statutory holiday

Examples

The fact that President Obama gave up his public holiday (today is the President's Day) and held the US-Asean Leaders Summit has shown Washington's recognition towards the importance of Asean. Najib Razak

Close letter words and terms

public highway public historian public history public home public hotel public house