Juneteenth

noun

June·teenth | \ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th

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Definition of Juneteenth

: June 19 celebrated especially in Texas to commemorate the belated announcement there of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1865

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The first known use of Juneteenth was in 1890

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