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
Hiram Riles’ temper was not improved by driving home through a soaking rain from the Dominion Day sports at Plainville.
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
With such equipment small wonder that he was in demand for just such occasions as a Dominion Day celebration and in just such a community as Wolf Willow.
From The Major by Connor, Ralph
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