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Dominion

digdug(掘金者)
Canada Day was known as Dominion Day before.

Originally Canada was a member of the British Commonwealth and a Dominion thereof. When Canada got its own Charter, it was no longer a dominion of the British Commonwealth, in other words we no longer had to answer to the Queen, so Canada Day was born.

My dictionary has this definition:

"dominion n. - lordship, sovereignty, control; domains of feudal lord, territory of sovereign or government; (Hist.) title of self-governing territories of British Commonwealth. [ME f. OF, f. med. L dominio -onis f. L dominium (dominus lord)]

The TD Bank has nothing to do with the term "dominion". I'm not sure whether It means Toronto District bank.
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Last Updated: 2002-7-2
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  • 工作学习 / English / Dominion -digdug(掘金者); 2002-7-2 {709} (#612579@0)
    Canada Day was known as Dominion Day before.

    Originally Canada was a member of the British Commonwealth and a Dominion thereof. When Canada got its own Charter, it was no longer a dominion of the British Commonwealth, in other words we no longer had to answer to the Queen, so Canada Day was born.

    My dictionary has this definition:

    "dominion n. - lordship, sovereignty, control; domains of feudal lord, territory of sovereign or government; (Hist.) title of self-governing territories of British Commonwealth. [ME f. OF, f. med. L dominio -onis f. L dominium (dominus lord)]

    The TD Bank has nothing to do with the term "dominion". I'm not sure whether It means Toronto District bank.
    • No wonder it looks related to 'dominance' or 'domimant' ^_^. Then how about the supermarket Dominion? -found(BeeGee); 2002-7-2 (#612585@0)
      • You are so funny. -digdug(掘金者); 2002-7-2 {47} (#612587@0)
        Do you still perform your research?
        Take care.
        • I'm having a hard hard guess now ^_^-- -found(BeeGee); 2002-7-2 {107} (#612602@0)
          seems you know me but who were you before you are using this ID? Maybe I'm away from Rolia for too long...
    • This word is related to feudalism.... -jabber(jabber); 2002-7-2 {191} (#612829@0)
      In my town, one road is named New Dominion Dr., and another Old Dominion Dr. In Virginia, a theme park is named Paramount King's Dominion, and a university is named Old Dominion University.
      • Nice to meet u, jabber. Do you still have your job? -digdug(掘金者); 2002-7-2 (#612838@0)
        • Yes, but I am ready to leave. I am waiting for the severance pay, or the pink slip. -jabber(jabber); 2002-7-3 (#614161@0)

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