Thanksgiving
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (Canada) Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
- (Canada) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
- An analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival.
Etymology
Compound from English thanks + English giving.
Origin
English
giving
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Giving Tuesday English
- Thanksgiving Thursday English
- Thanksgivingy English
- Thursday English
- almsgiving English
- caregiving English
- gaingiving English
- gift-giving English
- giving English
- givingness English
- lawgiving English
- nongiving English
- prizegiving English
- thankies English
- thanks English
- thanksgive English
- thanksgiver English
- thanksgiving English
- thanx English
- ungiving English
- thanks Dutch, Flemish
- thanks Middle English
- Kiving Hopi