public holiday vs January 1

January 1 vs public holiday

public holiday and January 1 both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
public holiday	Yes	No	No	No
January 1	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, January 1 is a hyponym of public holiday; that is, January 1 is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than public holiday:

public holiday: authorized by law and limiting work or official business
January 1: the first day of the year

Other hyponyms of public holiday include New Year's, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Presidents' Day, Decoration Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Independence Day, July 4, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Discovery Day, October 12, Christmas, Christmas Day, Dec 25, Xmas, Boxing Day, bank holiday, Commonwealth Day, Empire day, May 24, Dominion Day, July 1, 14 July, Bastille Day, Armistice Day, November 11, Veterans' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Victoria Day.

public holiday (noun)	January 1 (noun)
authorized by law and limiting work or official business	the first day of the year
	(Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation
	(Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st

Difference between public holiday and January 1

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