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Meanings of national day in English

Russian
национальный праздник
Portuguese
feriado nacional
Catalan
festa nacional
Spanish
día nacional

Designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation.

национальный праздник
Usage of national day in English
1
The 63 participating countries will each have a national day at Expo.
The new yorker
2
Pro-independence Catalans have held a rally in Barcelona, on Catalonia's national day.
BBC
3
In Ethiopia, Monday has been declared as a national day of mourning.
BBC
4
The home fans had to settle for yellow on their national day.
The South African
5
There was the usual stuff about St Patrick and Ireland's national day.
The Irish Times
6
It started me thinking about what our national day actually means.
The Irish Times
7
The Netherlands declared a national day of mourning following the tragedy.
News.com.au
8
Saudi Arabia's stock market was closed for the country's national day.
Reuters
9
Saudi Arabia's stock market is closed for the country's national day.
Reuters
10
Bewildered and tearful French people held a national day of mourning.
Reuters
11
So it wasn't always an obvious choice for Australia's national day.
News.com.au
12
A national day of mourning was scheduled for the last day of July.
Patient Zero
13
Chinese authorities have tightened security in the run-up to the national day celebrations.
The Guardian
14
The baby was born on St. George's Day, England's national day.
The South African
15
For the party, this is one of the most consequential national day celebrations.
The Guardian
16
Mexican mariachis celebrated their national day with a festival of music and serenades.
BBC
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