D-Day

English

Etymology

The D stands for day; compare H-hour.

Noun

D-Day (plural D-Days)

(historical) June 6, 1944, the date during World War II when the Allies invaded western Europe.
(figuratively) The date of any major event planned for the future.

Synonyms

(figurative): X-Day

Coordinate terms

(figurative): H-Hour

(historical):

Translations

June 6, 1944

Czech: Den D m
Danish: D-dag c
French: Jour J (fr)

German: Tag X m
Spanish: Día D m

date of any major event planned for the future

Czech: den D m
French: Jour J (fr)
Indonesian: Hari-H

Spanish: Día D m
Vietnamese: ngày N (vi)

Further reading

D-Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
D-Day (military term) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Addy, Dady, addy, dyad

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