Fourth of July

Fourth of July ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. Independence Day.

Origin of Fourth of July An Americanism dating back to 1770–80 Examples from the Web for fourth of july Historical Examples of fourth of july

It was also a burlesque report, this time of a Fourth-of-July oration.

Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete

Albert Bigelow Paine

I’m as crazy as a Fourth-of-July orator who has forgotten his speech.

Little Ferns For Fanny’s Little Friends

Fanny Fern

Tammany don’t only show its patriotism at Fourth-of-July celebrations.

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall

George Washington Plunkitt

They were out for a practice, and for a Fourth-of-July show.

The Peterkin Papers

Lucretia P Hale

His small boy, he said, had burned it with Fourth-of-July punk.

The Modern Railroad

Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for fourth of july Fourth of July noun

1. the Fourth of July a holiday in the United States, traditionally celebrated with fireworks: the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776Official name: Independence Day

fourth of july in Culture Fourth of July

The day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776; Independence Day.