From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpublic holidayˌpublic ˈholiday ●●○ noun [countable] TMCHOLIDAYa special day when people do not go to work or school SYN holiday American English
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public holiday• The birthday of the Prophet Mohammad is known as Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi and is a public holiday. 