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"D-day" refers to the day on which a military operation began or is due to begin, typically a land invasion, and is typically used in reference to the Allied landings in Normandy, France in 1944, which marked the start of the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany during World War II. For example, you could say "Today marks 75 years since D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history."
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D-day
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June 6, 1944, the date during World War II when the Allies invaded western Europe.
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D-day is March 26.
"D-day plus three.
Marketing gurus have dreamed up D-Day Calvados in miniature souvenir bottles, D-Day caps and toy bears, D-Day books and CD's and playing cards.
My D-Day.
Then came D-Day.
"It's D-Day," he said.
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Recapitulation of D Day happenings.
Finally the D- Day came.
D: day.
Abbreviations: C cycle, D day.
Abbreviations: "wk": week;"d": day.
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