Dominion Day
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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So that's why Canada Day was originally known as "Dominion Day" when the July 1 national holiday was established in 1879.
From Time ● Jun. 30, 2017
A few months after the 1982 law was passed, a bill changed the name of Dominion Day to Canada Day.
From Time ● Jun. 30, 2017
It mattered not that H. R. H. was in fact too hoarse with a cold to speak or even attend the Dominion Day dinner.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Canadian Dinner, to celebrate Dominion Day, was held the same evening; as was Lady Lansdowne's Reception.
From The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V by J. Castell (John Castell) Hopkins
But on the next Dominion Day the North responded gallantly with an eleven-story iced cake looking like a triumphal monument to celebrate their victory, and the balance of power was restored.
From Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
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