Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday

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  • Remembrance Sunday — n. a British holiday, observed on the Sunday closest to Armistice Day (Nov. 11), honoring veterans of WWI and WWII * * * the nearest Sunday to 11 November ( Armistice Day), on which ceremonies are held in Britain to remember the people killed… …   Universalium

  • Remembrance Sunday — (also Remembrance Day) ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) the Sunday nearest 11 November, when those who were killed in the First and Second World Wars and later conflicts are commemorated …   English terms dictionary

  • Remembrance Sunday — n. a British holiday, observed on the Sunday closest to Armistice Day (Nov. 11), honoring veterans of WWI and WWII …   English World dictionary

  • Remembrance Sunday — In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November (Remembrance Day), which is the anniversary of the end of the hostilities of the First World War at 11 a.m. in 1918.Remembrance Sunday… …   Wikipedia

  • Remembrance Sunday — noun the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated • Syn: ↑Remembrance Day, ↑Poppy Day • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Remembrance Sunday — noun Date: 1942 a Sunday that is usually closest to November 11 and that in Great Britain is set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Remembrance Sunday — noun (in the UK) the Sunday nearest 11 November, when those who were killed in the First and Second World Wars and later conflicts are commemorated …   English new terms dictionary

  • Remembrance Day — Infobox Holiday holiday name = Remembrance Day official name = Remembrance Day (Veterans Day For U.S.) caption = Poppy worn on lapel nickname = Poppy Day, Armistice Day observedby = Commonwealth of Nations date = November 11 observances = Parades …   Wikipedia

  • Remembrance Day bombing — Infobox terrorist attack title=Remembrance Day Bombing caption=The aftermath of the bombing showing the destroyed gable wall of the Reading Rooms in the background location=Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom… …   Wikipedia

  • Remembrance Day — noun the Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated • Syn: ↑Remembrance Sunday, ↑Poppy Day • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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