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D-Day en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

Meanings

  1. (figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future.
    • A Ukrainian D-day is expected in weeks. 2023 April 2, Dan Sabbagh, Ed Ram, “Surrounded and outgunned, Ukraine’s tank crews prepare for battle of Bakhmut”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
D-Days Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

H-hour

Relateds

D-day

Synonyms

X-Day

Translations (12)

vi ngày N (date of any major event planned for the future) · nb D-dag (date of any major event planned for the future) · fr Jour J (date of any major event planned for the future) · es Día D (date of any major event planned for the future) · de Tag X (date of any major event planned for the future) · cmn D日 (date of any major event planned for the future) · pt Dia D (date of any major event planned for the future) · gl Día D (date of any major event planned for the future) · cs den D (date of any major event planned for the future) · id hari-H (date of any major event planned for the future) · fi h-hetki (date of any major event planned for the future) · ko D데이 (date of any major event planned for the future)

D-Day en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:World War II) 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.

Coordinates

X-Day · Y-Day · VJ Day · VE Day

Descendants

D데이

Translations (14)

ro Ziua-Z (6 June 1944) · cs den D (6 June 1944) · es Día D (6 June 1944) · nb D-dagen (6 June 1944) · de D-Day (6 June 1944) · da D-dag (6 June 1944) · cmn D日 (6 June 1944) · pt Dia D (6 June 1944) · ko D데이 (6 June 1944) · sv dagen D (6 June 1944) · id hari-H (6 June 1944) · fi D-Day (6 June 1944) · gl Día D (6 June 1944) · fr Jour J (6 June 1944)