armistice day in English

noun
1
the anniversary of the armistice of November 11, 1918, observed since 1954 as Veterans Day in the US.
On Armistice Day itself I will be joined by the Vicar of Bolton on the Town Hall steps just before 11 am to mark a two-minute silence.

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1. Today she joined a large gathering to honour Sparky Cosper on Armistice Day.

2. Armistice, Armistice Day, Armitage, armless, armlet, Armload, armlock, armoire, armor, armorbearer, armor-clad

3. They picked me to play a taps at Arlington Cemetery on Armistice Day.

4. French youths run past the Arc de Triomphe during Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris Saturday.

5. And its origins date back to Armistice Day 1918, which marked the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front in WWI

6. The ship reached Long Beach, California on 31 October, but shifted to Portland, Oregon, on 6 November to participate in Armistice Day services before returning to Long Beach on 16 November.

7. Schoolchildren wear poppies as they take part in an Armistice Day ceremony marking the 92nd anniversary of the end of World War One, at the Siege Memorial in Valletta, Malta on November 20

8. Afterwar: Veterans from a World in Conflict Lori Grinker (de.MO Design Limited, 2004) On November 11, many nations around the world will observe Armistice Day, or Veteran’s Day, a holiday first created in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I—known in …