thanksgiving
part of speech
noun (Thanksgiving — a holiday; thanksgiving — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA (in late autumn) and in Canada (in mid autumn) when families eat a big meal, often turkey, and give thanks. tree →
2) Thanksgiving means saying or showing thanks, especially to God. tree →
sense in the lessons
In US and Canadian life: the Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie; parades and football. In history lessons: the story of the Pilgrims' harvest feast. In religious services: a service of thanksgiving. Phrases: Thanksgiving dinner, happy Thanksgiving, a prayer of thanksgiving.
examples
- We eat turkey and pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. tree →
- Our whole family meets for Thanksgiving dinner. tree →
- Happy Thanksgiving! tree →
- Canadian Thanksgiving comes earlier in the autumn than the American one. tree →
- The church held a service of thanksgiving after the harvest. tree →
- At Thanksgiving we each say what we are thankful for. tree →
- It was a psalm of praise and thanksgiving. tree →
note
As the holiday it takes a capital T. It is one word. Thanksgiving is not a national holiday in the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. In maths problems: share a turkey or pie among guests.
In the corpora
- Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every November, and for many Native people it is also a day of mourning for what followed.
- Thanksgiving in North America has a spirit similar to Harvest Festival.
- Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA and the second Monday of October in Canada.
- With cakes of leavened bread he shall present his offering with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving.
- And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.
Trees and pragmatics
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