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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:
1955–60
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commonwealth day

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British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth 
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