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King's Birthday

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: the legal holiday on which the British monarch's birthday is publicly celebrated in the United Kingdom and many other parts of the Commonwealth and Empire —used when the British monarch is a king

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“King's Birthday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/King%27s%20Birthday. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.

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