D-Day

D-day English Etymology en :af D day The D stands for en day; compare en H-hour. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-D-Day.wav Southern England Proper noun D-Day en World War II 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II. Coordinate terms en VE Day VJ Day X-Day Y-Day Descendants 1 ko D데이 didei Translations 6 June 1944 Chinese: Mandarin: cmn D日 Czech: cs den D m Danish: da D-dag c Finnish: fi D-Day French: fr Jour J Galician: gl Día D m German: de D-Day m Indonesian: id hari-H Korean: ko D데이 didei Norwegian: Bokmål: nb D-dagen m Portuguese: pt Dia D m Romanian: ro Ziua-Z Spanish: es Día D m Swedish: sv dagen D Noun en figuratively chiefly military The date of any major event planned for the future. en D-day en X-Day en H-hour en 2023-04-02 Dan Sabbagh; Ed Ram Surrounded and outgunned, Ukraine’s tank crews prepare for battle of Bakhmut https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/02/surrounded-and-outgunned-ukraines-tank-crews-prepare-for-battle-of-bakhmut A Ukrainian D-day is expected in weeks. https://web.archive.org/web/20230513134221/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/02/surrounded-and-outgunned-ukraines-tank-crews-prepare-for-battle-of-bakhmut Translations date of any major event planned for the future Chinese: Mandarin: cmn D日 Czech: cs den D m Finnish: fi h-hetki French: fr Jour J Galician: gl Día D m German: de Tag X m Indonesian: id hari-H Korean: ko D데이 didei Norwegian: Bokmål: nb D-dag m Portuguese: pt Dia D m Spanish: es Día D m Vietnamese: vi ngày N Further reading Normandy landings D-Day (military term) Anagrams en addy Addy Dady addy dyad en Historical events