Juneteenth

June teenth |ˌjo͞onˈtēnTH ˌʤunˈtinθ | ▶noun a festival held annually on the nineteenth of June by African Americans (esp. in the southern states ), to commemorate emancipation from slavery in Texas on that day in 1865. ORIGIN 1930s: blend of June and (nine )teenth.

juneteenth

juneteenth |dʒuːnˈtiːnθ | ▶noun (in the US ) a festival held annually on the nineteenth of June by African Americans (especially in the southern states ), to commemorate emancipation from slavery in Texas on that day in 1865. ORIGIN 1930s: blend of June and nineteenth (see nineteen ).