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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun June 19, an African-American holiday commemorating the date in 1865 when many slaves in Texas learned they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863).

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  • proper noun US A holiday celebrated in a number of U.S. states on June nineteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.

Etymologies

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Blend of June and nineteenth

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Examples

  • Juneteenth is America's 2nd Independence Day celebration. 29 states and the District of Columbia recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday or state holiday observance, as well as the Congress of the United States.

    The Next New McCain - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • Juneteenth is "the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States," and it celebrates the day that slaves in Galveston, Texas were finally told about their freedom.

    An Idea Whose Time Has Come 2006

  • The holiday is called Juneteenth because the official date falls in June somewhere between the 13th and 19th each year.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • The holiday is called Juneteenth because the official date falls in June somewhere between the 13th and 19th each year.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • The holiday is called Juneteenth because the official date falls in June somewhere between the 13th and 19th each year.

    Celebration Breads BETSY OPPENNEER 2003

  • This momentous occasion has become known as Juneteenth, with annual celebrations taking place all over the state, including the one Saturday held by the Wilson Pottery Foundation.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2009

  • This momentous occasion has become known as Juneteenth, with annual celebrations taking place all over the state, including the one Saturday held by the Wilson Pottery Foundation.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2009

  • This momentous occasion has become known as Juneteenth, with annual celebrations taking place all over the state, including the one Saturday held by the Wilson Pottery Foundation.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2009

  • This momentous occasion has become known as Juneteenth, with annual celebrations taking place all over the state, including the one Saturday held by the Wilson Pottery Foundation.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2009

  • This momentous occasion has become known as Juneteenth, with annual celebrations taking place all over the state, including the one Saturday held by the Wilson Pottery Foundation.

    The Gazette-Enterprise: News 2009

  • Juneteenth is widely celebrated as Freedom Day, the June 19, 1865 date that many enslaved Africans held captive on plantations and farms in Galveston, Texas learned they had been liberated 2.5 years prior on Jan 1, 1863 by the so-called Emancipation Proclamation.

    Waiting/Weighting/Wading Time: Juneteenth, Watch Night, + Emancipation Day 2023

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  • Happy Juneteenth! a great holiday, a great blend.

    June 19, 2023