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Columbus day
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What's The Definition Of Columbus day?
[n] a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Synonyms | Synonyms for Columbus day: Discovery Day | October 12 Related Terms | Find terms related to Columbus day: See Also | legal holiday | national holiday | Oct | October Columbus day In Webster's Dictionary \Co*lum"bus Day\
The 12th day of October, on which day in 1492 Christopher
Columbus discovered America, landing on one of the Bahama
Islands (probably the one now commonly called Watling
Island), and naming it ``San Salvador''; -- called also
{Discovery Day}. This day is made a legal holiday in many
States of The United States.
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