Definition of "commemorates" [commemorates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commemorate. (verb)

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• "Land Day, known as 'Youm al-Ard' in Arabic, commemorates the bloody killing of six Palestinians in the Galilee on March 30, 1976 by Israeli troops during peaceful protests over the confiscation of Palestinian lands."
• "Rick Salutin commemorates the murder of Zahra Kazemi by writing that Al-Jazeera should be allowed to broadcast in Canada - and dismissing the Arab world's persistent anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial as no big deal:"
• "The name commemorates the victory (niki) of their father, Philip, over the people of Thessaly."