a national holiday in January in the US that celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior, a leader in the 1960s political movement to get more rights for black Americans
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Martin Luther King Day
noun
US /ˌmɑrt(ə)n ˌluθər ˈkɪŋ ˌdeɪ/
Word Forms
singular
Martin Luther King Day
plural
Martin Luther King Days
DEFINITIONS1
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a national holiday in January in the U.S. that celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Junior, a leader in the 1960s political movement to get more rights for black Americans