"june" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: gregorian calendar month - a month in the Gregorian calendar
has:
- davis' birthday, jefferson davis' birthday, june 3 - celebrated in southern United States
- flag day, june 14 - commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777
- father's day - US: third Sunday in June
- june 29, saints peter and paul - first celebrated in the 3rd century
- mid-june - the middle part of June
- june 21, midsummer, summer solstice - June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
- june 24, midsummer day, midsummer's day, st john's day - a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
- june 23, midsummer eve, midsummer night, st john's eve, st john's night - the night before Midsummer Day
is a part of: gregorian calendar, new style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752