thanksgiving

US: /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
UK: /θˈæŋksɡɪvɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


thanksgiving /'θæɳks,giviɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự tạ ơn (Chúa)
    • Thanksgiving Day
      • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) ngày lễ tạ ơn Chúa (ngày thứ năm cuối cùng của tháng 11)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 Thanksgiving (Day) [U, C] a public holiday in the US (on the fourth Thursday in November) and in Canada (on the second Monday in October), originally to give thanks to God for the HARVEST and for health
Compare: HARVEST FESTIVAL
2 [U] (formal) the expression of thanks to God

Concise English dictionary


thanksgivings'θæŋks‚gɪvɪŋ
noun
+fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
+a short prayer of thanks before a meal