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Definition Martin Luther King Day in British English

Martin Luther King Day noun

noun
/ˌmɑː(r)tɪn ˌluːθə(r) ˈkɪŋ ˌdeɪ/

Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th 1968. The holiday to mark his birthday was authorized by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.

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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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Definition Martin Luther King Day in British English