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Commonwealth Day

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  • proper noun A multi-faith holiday celebrated on the second Monday of March, to celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations.

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  • noun British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth

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Examples

  • The president said the Commonwealth Day was a fitting occasion for young people to learn about the association and its value system, which were based on democracy and good governance.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • National holiday: Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

    Northern Mariana Islands 2008

  • The publication of his views comes ahead of Commonwealth Day, which will be celebrated on Monday by the prince and the queen with

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • In a letter to the mark Commonwealth Day, which celebrated annually on 13 March 2000, Mbeki reminded his colleagues in CHOGM that, during a retreat at Fancourt last November, they had committed themselves to ending the structural inequalities in the global economy,

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • The President reported that the Reactor Facility was now operating at full power and that the dedication was to be held on 25 November 1960, the day before Commonwealth Day.

    Board of Visitors minutes 1960

  • National holiday: Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

    The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)

    The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)

    The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • National holiday: Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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