COLUMBUS DAY - Definition

Pronunciation:		ku'lumbus dey
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

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	Synonyms:	Discovery Day, October 12

	See Also:	legal holiday, national holiday, Oct, October

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.