Dictionary

Thanksgiving en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ/
• (US) audio
• /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/

Etymology

A proprialization from the common noun thanksgiving; by surface analysis, thanks + giving.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) Thanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
   • Our Thanksgivings are always nice and quiet. Dad cleans, Mom cooks, and I set the table. We sit down, talk about how grateful we are for good health and family, and eat. 2012, T. R. Burns [pseudonym; Tricia Rayburn], The Bad Apple (Merits of Mischief; 1), New York, N.Y.: Aladdin, →ISBN, page 209:
   • This is church! They spent their Thanksgivings and Christmases with us to bring some normalcy to our lives. They bore the cold winter nights sleeping in tents, showering and bathing whenever and wherever possible. They rolled up their sleeves, gutted houses, cleaned yards, and poured out their hearts; they had compassion on us. By joining forces with the National Guard and city officials, the church and government walked hand and hand with common goals—rebuilding lives and revitalizing our cities. 2010, Sebastian Myladiyil, Blown Together: The Trials and Miracles of Katrina, Mobile, Ala.: Evergreen Press, →ISBN, page 200:
   • It is at present impossible to determine when the General Court will adjourn, none of the great business having as yet been attended to, so as to be completed, but there seems to be a general determination to be at home at Thanksgiving. I hope it will be possible. 1788, Theodore Sedgwick to his wife, 9 November, in The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections 1788–1790, vol. 1, ed. Merrill Jensen and Robert A. Becker, University of Wisconsin Press, 1976, pages 513–514
   • Across the harsh, salty smells that blew in gusts from the half-uncovered mud-flats of the river, my memory of old Thanksgivings at home called up most rich and tender savors of roast goose till an appetite of huge anticipation began to riot beneath my waistcoat. 1898 November 19, Charles G[eorge] D[ouglas] Roberts, “The Bewitchment of Lieutenant Hanworthy”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 171, number 21, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Curtis Publishing Company, page 321, column 1:
2. (Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.
3. An analogous celebration in other cultures, especially a harvest festival.
   • Thus Sukkot became the Jewish Thanksgiving. 1999, Sol Scharfstein, Understanding Jewish Holidays and Customs: Historical and Contemporary, KTAV Publishing House, Inc., →ISBN, page 39:
   • The German Thanksgiving Day typically is on the first day of October when samples of the new harvest are displayed in churches. 2006, James R. Dow, German Folklore: A Handbook, Greenwood Publishing Group:
   • To apply this technique in the context of the Minnesota Korean community, I utilized Korean holiday events such as Korean Thanksgiving Day (called Chusok in Korean) and the Korean New Year Day (called solnal in Korean). 2008, Negotiating Ethnic Identities: A Study of Korean Americans and Adoptees in Minnesota, ProQuest, →ISBN, page 82:

Forms

Deriveds

Thanksgivingtide · Canadian Thanksgiving · Thanksgivingy · American Thanksgiving · Thanksgiving Thursday · Friendsgiving · Thanksmas · Skanksgiving · happy Thanksgiving · Thanksgiving break · Thanksgivukkah · anti-Thanksgiving

Relateds

Cyber Monday · Giving Tuesday · thank God · thanks be · Black Friday · Small Business Saturday

Translations (54)

ar عِيد اَلشُّكْر (Thanksgiving Day) · sv Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day) · pdc Betdaag (Thanksgiving Day) · pl Święto Dziękczynienia (Thanksgiving Day) · nv Késhmish Yázhí (Thanksgiving Day) · eo Dankotago (Thanksgiving Day) · is Þakkargjörðardagur (Thanksgiving Day) · de Erntedankfest (Thanksgiving Day) · pl Dzień Dziękczynienia (Thanksgiving Day) · fa روز شکرگزاری (Thanksgiving Day) · ckb شوکرانە (Thanksgiving Day) · ca Acció de Gràcies (Thanksgiving Day) · tr Şükran Günü (Thanksgiving Day) · nv Tązhii Daʼaghał (Thanksgiving Day) · fr Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day) · fo takkargerð (Thanksgiving Day) · tl Araw ng Pasasalamat (Thanksgiving Day) · gl Día de Acción de Grazas (Thanksgiving Day) · hu hálaadás (Thanksgiving Day) · ga Lá an Altaithe (Thanksgiving Day) · he חַג הַהוֹדָיָה (Thanksgiving Day) · ka მადლიერების დღე (Thanksgiving Day) · it giorno del ringraziamento (Thanksgiving Day) · hy Գոհաբանության օր (Thanksgiving Day) · cy Diwrnod Diolchgarwch (Thanksgiving Day) · no thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day) · et tänupühad (Thanksgiving Day) · dsb žnjowny swěźeń (Thanksgiving Day) · yue 感恩節 /感恩节 (Thanksgiving Day) · esu Quyayaraq (Thanksgiving Day) · cic Chaloklowa' I̠nittak (Thanksgiving Day) · ru День благодаре́ния (Thanksgiving Day) · th วันขอบคุณพระเจ้า (Thanksgiving Day) · hi धन्यवाद (Thanksgiving Day) · fr Action de grâces (Thanksgiving Day) · hi धन्यवाद दिन (Thanksgiving Day) · gd Là-Bhuidheachais (Thanksgiving Day) · yi דאַנקטאָג (Thanksgiving Day) · de Erntedank (Thanksgiving Day) · hsb domchowanka (Thanksgiving Day) · ta நன்றி தெரிவிக்கும் நாள் (Thanksgiving Day) · fi kiitospäivä (Thanksgiving Day) · es Día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving Day) · vi lễ Tạ Ơn (Thanksgiving Day) · it Ringraziamento (Thanksgiving Day) · pt Dia de Ação de Graças (Thanksgiving Day) · cmn 感恩節 /感恩节 (Thanksgiving Day) · hsb žnjowy dźakny swjedźeń (Thanksgiving Day) · fr Action de grâce (Thanksgiving Day) · ko 추수 감사절 (Thanksgiving Day) · ja 感謝祭 (Thanksgiving Day) · pdt Dankfast (Thanksgiving Day) · nrf Actions dé Grâces (Thanksgiving Day) · de Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day)