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Commonwealth Day

noun

  1. 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.

Commonwealth Day

noun

  1. 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 Commonwealth Former nameEmpire Day

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Origin of Commonwealth Day1

First recorded in 1955–60

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inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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