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单词 commonwealth day
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Commonwealth Day


noun

a holiday observed in some countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, originally on May 24, the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, but now on varying dates.
Formerly Empire Day.

Origin of Commonwealth Day

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby Commonwealth Day

common topaz, common touch, common variable immunodeficiency, commonweal, commonwealth, Commonwealth Day, Commonwealth of England, Commonwealth of Independent States, Commonwealth of Nations, common year, common yellow throat
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British Dictionary definitions for Commonwealth Day

Commonwealth Day

noun

the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the CommonwealthFormer name: Empire Day
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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