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The more I come to recognize my story's place in God's grander Story, my once-bewildered questions are turning to psalms of thanksgiving at the wonder that I have been included in what He is doing.
Gloria Gaither

Meaning of "thanksgiving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THANKSGIVING

thanksgiving  [ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THANKSGIVING

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thanksgiving is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THANKSGIVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

Definition of thanksgiving in the English dictionary

The first definition of thanksgiving in the dictionary is the act of giving thanks. Other definition of thanksgiving is an expression of thanks to God. Thanksgiving is also a public act of religious observance or a celebration in acknowledgment of divine favours.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THANKSGIVING


almsgiving
ˈɑːmzˌɡɪvɪŋ
caregiving
ˈkeəˌɡɪvɪŋ
diving
ˈdaɪvɪŋ
driving
ˈdraɪvɪŋ
energy-giving
ˈɛnədʒɪˌɡɪvɪŋ
forgiving
fəˈɡɪvɪŋ
gaingiving
ˈɡeɪnˌɡɪvɪŋ
giving
ˈɡɪvɪŋ
health-giving
ˈhelθˌɡɪvɪŋ
lawgiving
ˈlɔːˌɡɪvɪŋ
life-giving
ˈlaɪfˌɡɪvɪŋ
living
ˈlɪvɪŋ
misgiving
mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ
outgiving
ˌaʊtˈɡɪvɪŋ
prize-giving
ˈpraɪzɡɪvɪŋ
saving
ˈseɪvɪŋ
shaving
ˈʃeɪvɪŋ
surviving
səˈvaɪvɪŋ
unforgiving
ˌʌnfəˈɡɪvɪŋ
ungiving
ʌnˈɡɪvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THANKSGIVING

thank
thank you
thank-you
thankee
thanker
thankful
thankfully
thankfulness
thankings
thankless
thanklessly
thanks
thanks heavens
thanks offering
thanks to
thanksgiver
Thanksgiving Day
thankworthily
thankworthiness
thankworthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE THANKSGIVING

assisted living
careless driving
clean-living
cost of living
deceiving
deep-sea diving
drink-driving
drunk driving
ducking and diving
dumpster diving
free-living
high living
leaving
nonliving
reckless driving
reviving
scuba diving
skydiving
standard of living
striving
thriving

Synonyms and antonyms of thanksgiving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thanksgiving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THANKSGIVING

Find out the translation of thanksgiving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thanksgiving from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thanksgiving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感恩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acción de gracias
570 millions of speakers

English

thanksgiving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धन्यवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

благодарения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ação de graças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধন্যবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

action de grâces
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesyukuran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Danksagung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感謝祭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추수 감사절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matur nuwun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tạ ơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थँक्सगिव्हिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şükran Günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ringraziamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziękczynienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

подяки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mulțumire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευχαριστία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

danksegging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tacksägelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

takksigelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thanksgiving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THANKSGIVING»

The term «thanksgiving» is very widely used and occupies the 8.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THANKSGIVING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thanksgiving» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thanksgiving» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thanksgiving

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10 QUOTES WITH «THANKSGIVING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thanksgiving.
1
Erma Bombeck
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.
2
John Clayton
Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another.
3
John Clayton
Thanksgiving is a season that is very much in accord with the themes and teachings of Jesus Christ.
4
John Clayton
Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him.
5
Gloria Gaither
The more I come to recognize my story's place in God's grander Story, my once-bewildered questions are turning to psalms of thanksgiving at the wonder that I have been included in what He is doing.
6
Konrad von Gesner
Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.
7
Joyce Giraud
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are.
8
Amy Grant
Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.
9
Debi Mazar
Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market.
10
Willard Scott
Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THANKSGIVING»

Discover the use of thanksgiving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thanksgiving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving
School children on a field trip to Mack Nugget's farm save the lives of eight turkeys in this poem based on "The Night Before Christmas."
Dav Pilkey, 2004
2
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Moose try to invite a turkey to their Thanksgiving feast.
Eve Bunting, 1995
3
Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday
The origins and ever-changing story of America's favorite holiday
James W. Baker, 2010
4
Thanksgiving
Simple text and photographs describe the history of Thanksgiving and the ways it is celebrated.
Mari C. Schuh, Gail Saunders-Smith, 2001
5
Thanksgiving
Introduces Thanksgiving, and discusses its origins in the United States, seasonal foods, songs, symbols, parades, sporting events, volunteer work, and the holiday in Canada.
Lynn Peppas, 2009
6
Thanksgiving
Introduces Thanksgiving, discusses the origins of the holiday, and describes the ways in which Americans celebrate.
Connor Dayton, 2012
7
Thank You, Thanksgiving
While on a Thanksgiving Day errand for her mother, a girl says thank you to all the things around her.
‎2003
8
Thanksgiving
Explains the origins and meaning of Thanksgiving and how it came to be a national holiday, describes the development of holiday customs, and suggests thing to do on Thanksgiving.
Alice K. Flanagan, 2001
9
How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story
Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Eve Bunting, 1990
10
The Empty Chair: A Thanksgiving Play for Youth
Although there are only five in the party, the pastor asks for a table for six. The story unfolds as the pastor explains why he has requested an extra place setting and chair.
Raymond I. Keffer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THANKSGIVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thanksgiving is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Online Sales Spiked Following Thanksgiving... Impacting Cyber …
A holiday benchmark report from IBM IBM identified that sales for the full four-day holiday weekend, beginning Thanksgiving Thursday and concluding on the ... «Forbes, Dec 14»
2
Opening On Thanksgiving Backfires For Retail Stores
Retailers that open their doors on Thanksgiving Day in hopes of boosting holiday sales are shifting purchases away from Black Friday, rather than increasing the ... «ThinkProgress, Nov 14»
3
'Hunger Games: Mockingjay' eats Thanksgiving foes
Thanksgiving weekend moviegoers came back for a huge second helping of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1. The returning film cleaned up over the ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
4
Erroneous! The Philadelphia Eagles aren't actually undefeated on …
After Thursday's win over the Dallas Cowboys, countless news outlets reported the Philadelphia Eagles had moved to 5-0 on Thanksgiving Day, the best record ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
5
Nor'easter Nightmare: Thanksgiving Travel is Chaos for East Coast
More than 700 flights were cancelled, thousands more were delayed, and there were over 100 accidents on snow-slicked roads in a single state as winter ... «NBCNews.com, Nov 14»
6
Here's Why the Detroit Lions Always Play on Thanksgiving
Football fans will note that the Lions, as well as the Cowboys, host on Thanksgiving every year — and, in fact, the Lions hosted the Bears on the very first ... «TIME, Nov 14»
7
Black Friday Store Hours You Should Know
Best Buy opened at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Nearly all of Best Buy's 1,000 stores in 47 states will remain open until 1 a.m. on Friday. Stores will reopen at 8 a.m. ... «ABC News, Nov 14»
8
Obama Pardons Mac and Cheese for Thanksgiving
Cheese won out over Mac, a similar bird, in a Twitter contest to select which would take the title of National Thanksgiving Turkey. Mr. Obama admitted to being ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
9
11 Things You May Not Have Known About Thanksgiving
We all know that the first Thanksgiving dinner took place when the Pilgrims celebrated a good harvest in the New World, and that the tryptophan in turkey isn't ... «Business Insider, Nov 14»
10
Most Thanksgiving travel expected since 2007, AAA says
It's going to take longer to get to that turkey and dressing this year. That's the message from experts who say that an improving economy, more disposable ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»

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