Former name for July 1, a national holiday observed in Canada to commemorate the formation of the Dominion in 1867. Since 1982, it has been known as Canada Day.
Example sentencesExamples
This used to be called Dominion Day when I was growing up.
Canada's most important national holiday is Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) on July 1.
In all my years of celebrating Canada Day (Dominion Day), I have never enjoyed one as much as I did this one, year 2004.
This date was established by statute as Dominion Day which was changed in 1982 to Canada Day.
The plant goes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except that operations are reduced on Dominion Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day.
Definition of Dominion Day in US English:
Dominion Day
noun
Former name for July 1, a national holiday observed in Canada to commemorate the formation of the Dominion in 1867. Since 1982, it has been known as Canada Day.
Example sentencesExamples
In all my years of celebrating Canada Day (Dominion Day), I have never enjoyed one as much as I did this one, year 2004.
Canada's most important national holiday is Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) on July 1.
This used to be called Dominion Day when I was growing up.
The plant goes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except that operations are reduced on Dominion Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day.
This date was established by statute as Dominion Day which was changed in 1982 to Canada Day.