Juneteenth

noun

June·​teenth ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th 

: June 19 observed as a legal holiday in the United States in commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S.

Note: The federal name for this holiday according to the United States Code is Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is also called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Juneteenth Independence Day.

Examples of Juneteenth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This includes New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

While Christmas, Veterans Day and Juneteenth could slow down your mail, Halloween will not. —Suzanne Blake reporter, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024

For the 2025 festival's opening day, Summerfest parent company Milwaukee World Festival Inc. is partnering with Northcott Neighborhood House to bring official Juneteenth programming to Maier Festival Park for the first time. —Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024

To be sure, there’s still some violence in this film about a group of friends gathering at a cabin for Juneteenth — substantially more than many other entries on this list. —Samantha Allen, Them, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

blend of June and nineteenth

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Juneteenth

• Juneteenth Independence Day
• Juneteenth National Independence Day

Kids Definition

Juneteenth

noun

June·​teenth

ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th

: June 19 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S.