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Dominion Day

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Dominion Day
n.
The former name for Canada Day.

Dominion Day
n
the former name for Canada Day
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Noun1.Dominion Day - a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867
Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
July - the month following June and preceding August


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The holiday was formerly known as Dominion Day but changed to Canada Day in 1982 when the Canadian Constitution was changed.
Canada Day, originally known as Dominion Day, is the anniversary of Canada''s independence from Britain.
Last season, Funny Cide won the King's Point Handicap against fellow New York-breds and the Dominion Day Stakes (G3-Canada) at Woodbine.
 
 
 
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