(=Columbus Day)哥伦布发现美洲纪念日

[ noun ]
a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
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Discovery Day \Dis*cov"er*y Day\
same as {Columbus Day}, above.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Columbus Day \Co*lum"bus Day\
The 12th day of October, on which day in 1492 Christopher
Columbus discovered America, landing on one of the Bahama
Islands (probably the one now commonly called Watling
Island), and naming it ``San Salvador''; -- called also
{Discovery Day}. This day is made a legal holiday in many
States of The United States.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]