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Dominion of Canada

Dominion of Canada proper noun: canada.

Proper noun

Dominion of Canada

  1. (dated, formal) Canada
    • An Act respecting the establishment of Provinces in the Dominion of Canada.1867, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Long title”, in British North America Act 1871^(British North America Act 1871), page 1
    • In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 127-128
  2. Canada from 1867 to the early Cold War.

Questions about Dominion of Canada

What does Dominion of Canada mean?
Dominion of Canada means canada.
What part of speech is Dominion of Canada?
Dominion of Canada is a proper noun.

Words near Dominion of Canada in the dictionary

  1. dominickers
  2. dominie
  3. dominies
  4. dominion
  5. Dominion Day
  6. Dominion of Canada
  7. Dominion of New Zealand
  8. dominion theology
  9. dominionhood
  10. dominionhoods
  11. dominionism

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