Juneteenth National Independence Day
noun
variants or less commonly Juneteenth Independence Day
: June 19 observed as a legal holiday in the United States in commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. : juneteenth
Note: Juneteenth National Independence Day became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. The holiday is also called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Jubilee Day.
Word History
First Known Use
1989, in the meaning defined above