public holiday

Noun public holiday has 1 sense

• public holiday(n = noun.time) legal holiday, national holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business;
has particulars: january 1, new year's, new year's day, martin luther king day, martin luther king jr's birthday, presidents' day, decoration day, memorial day, fourth of july, independence day, july 4, labor day, columbus day, discovery day, october 12, christmas, christmas day, dec 25, xmas, boxing day, bank holiday, commonwealth day, empire day, may 24, dominion day, july 1, 14 july, bastille day, armistice day, november 11, veterans' day, veterans day, thanksgiving, thanksgiving day, victoria day
is a kind of holiday