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thanksgiving
CEFRB1
/θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A feeling of being thankful.
- 02
noun
A holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada.
Examples
Thanksgiving in the U.S. is right around the corner.
You have Halloween and Thanksgiving Day.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
Also pronounced
- /ˌθeɪ̯ŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival.
The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
The expression of gratitude.
More examples
In contextHave a nice Thanksgiving!
It is at present impossible to determine when the General Court will adjourn, none of the great business having as yet been attended to, so as to be completed, but there seems to be a general determination to be at home at Thanksgiving. I hope it will be poss...
Now the happy king laid the forehead of thankſgiving upon the duſt of gratitude; he opened the doors of his wealth to the four winds, and enriched the world, at once, with his munificence.
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Origin
noun
A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving.