(BrE) noun
a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year's Day, etc:
Bank Holiday Monday * a bank holiday weekend (= a weekend followed by a Monday which is a holiday)
seealsoHOLIDAY
compareLEGALHOLIDAY, PUBLICHOLIDAY
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