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WHAT DOES COMMONWEALTH DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Commonwealth Day

Commonwealth Day

Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissioners in London. The Queen delivers an address to the Commonwealth, broadcast throughout the world. In the year before the quadrennial Commonwealth Games, the Queen starts the Queen's Baton Relay on Commonwealth Day at Buckingham Palace, handing the baton to the first relay runner to start a journey that will end at the Opening Ceremony of the upcoming Games. While it has a certain official status, Commonwealth Day is not a public holiday in most Commonwealth countries, and there is little public awareness of it.

Definition of Commonwealth Day in the English dictionary

The definition of Commonwealth Day in the dictionary is the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth Former name: Empire Day.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMONWEALTH DAY

Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Dominica
Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Nations

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMONWEALTH DAY

April Fools´ Day
Ascension Day
Boxing Day
Canada Day
Christmas Day
Father´s Day
Groundhog Day
Inauguration Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Last Day
May Day
Memorial Day
Mother´s Day
New Year´s Day
Saint Valentine´s Day
Thanksgiving Day
the Lord´s Day
Twelfth Day
Veterans Day

Synonyms and antonyms of Commonwealth Day in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Commonwealth Day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMONWEALTH DAY

Find out the translation of Commonwealth Day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Commonwealth Day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Commonwealth Day» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英联邦日
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Día de la Commonwealth
570 millions of speakers

English

Commonwealth Day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राष्ट्रमंडल दिवस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يوم الكومنولث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

День Содружества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dia da Commonwealth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমনওয়েলথ দিবস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jour du Commonwealth
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hari Komanwel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Commonwealth Day
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コモンウェルスデー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연방 의 날
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Persemakmuran Day
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Commonwealth ngày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமன்வெல்த் தினம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉमनवेल्थ डे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Federal Hükümet Günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commonwealth Day
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dzień Wspólnoty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

день Співдружності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Commonwealth Day
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ημέρα της Κοινοπολιτείας
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Statebond Dag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Samväldesdagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Commonwealth Day
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Commonwealth Day

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMONWEALTH DAY»

The term «Commonwealth Day» is regularly used and occupies the 105.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMONWEALTH DAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Commonwealth Day

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMONWEALTH DAY»

Discover the use of Commonwealth Day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Commonwealth Day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Commonwealth Yearbook 2005
Queen Elizabeth II. delivers her Commonwealth Day message and leads a multifaith observance at Westminster Abbey in London. This is attended by representatives of Commonwealth countries and children offer the flags of member nations ...
Richard Green, 2005
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The Commonwealth Day Handbook for Schools
The date of the second Monday in March was chosen deliberately so that schools in virtually every Commonwealth country could take part in the observances and celebrations.The Commonwealth Day Handbook• builds on the initiatives of recent ...
‎1988
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The Role and Future of the Commonwealth: Fourth Report of ...
Before every Commonwealth Day the Institute would be running programmes in schools about Commonwealth Day. The Commonwealth Education Trust, as the successor trust to the Trustees of the Commonwealth Institute, would like to ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2012
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The Commonwealth: A Family of Nations
Each year a different theme is chosen for Commonwealth Day. That of 2001 was ' Partners in Development'; the theme for 2004 is 'Building a Commonwealth of Freedom'. The Queen, as Head of the Commonwealth, sends a message to all ...
Liz Paren, Caroline Coxon, Cheryl Dorall, 2003
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Monarchy and the End of Empire: The House of Windsor, the ...
In 1975, the Canadian government proposed that Commonwealth Day should be harmonized across the Commonwealth. Following a proposal first raised in 1973 by the Canadian National Council of the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), ...
Philip Murphy, 2013
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Transforming Societies, Changing Lives: Report of the ...
Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday of March every year, and is observed by parliaments, governments, diplomatic missions, and civil society groups, particularly the Royal Commonwealth Society. Activities, including ...
Don McKinnon, Manoah Esipisu, Yvonne Chin, 2007
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Commonwealth: Inter- and Non-State Contributions to Global ...
Similarly, interests and issues get advanced through such idiosyncrasies as the annual Commonwealth Day and Commonwealth Lecture. More formal, less intimate, international organizations like the UN lack such flexible mechanisms for ...
Timothy M. Shaw, 2007
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The Commonwealth: An introduction
Among these, she holds discussions with Commonwealth leaders; she delivers a Commonwealth Day broadcast9 and is present at Commonwealth Day events including the multi-faith observance – traditionally held at Westminster Abbey ...
Roberta Baldi, 2014
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The Commonwealth
Report of a Commonwealth workshop looking at innovative ways to expand and improve second-level education in and out of school. 693 Commonwealth Day handbook for schools. Wendy Davis. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1990.
Patricia M. Larby, Harry Hannam, 1993
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Ireland and the Commonwealth: Towards Membership
60 . BY GORDON LUCY &JOHN ERSKINE The modern Commonwealth was 60 years old in 2009. Commonwealth Day (the second Monday in March every year) marked the 60th anniversary of the London Declaration, the birth certificate of ...
Reform Group The Reform Group, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMONWEALTH DAY»

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The Duchess Of Cambridge Opts For Alexander McQueen At …
duchess cambridge wedding. She showed us how to do maternity wear in this McQueen coat at the Commonwealth Day Observance in April. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Is the Queen the world's hardest-working monarch?
The day before, she attended the Commonwealth Day Observance Service in Westminster Abbey. Between March 2 - 6, she welcomed the ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Commonwealth Day on Sunday
Sunday (June 7) is the date of Portadown's Commonwealth Day parade when hundreds of members of uniformed organisations, officers and ... «Portadown Times, Jun 15»
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Between the lines
The Commonwealth Day Observance is the United Kingdom's largest multi-faith service. It is also the primary event that celebrates the ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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Commonwealth Day is marked by town's veterans
Members of Hastings and St Leonards Veterans Association commemorated the Commonwealth of Nations on March 8 and 9 with ceremonies ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Mar 15»
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Commonwealth Day 2015 Message: A Young Commonwealth
My fellow Jamaicans, each year Commonwealth Day is observed on the second Monday in March. Fundamentally, it is a day to remember, ... «Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service, Mar 15»
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Hugh Gaitskell children help celebrate Commonwealth Day
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr David Congreve and the Lady Mayoress Janet Harper JP, celebrate Commonwealth Day with pupils from Hugh ... «South Leeds Life, Mar 15»
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Duchess of Cambridge wears petal pink for Commonwealth Day
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a knee-length, petal pink coat by Alexander McQueen and a hat that resembled a lily pad to attend ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
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Commonwealth Day 2015
His Excellency Charles Savarin delivered the Commonwealth Day message from Queen Elizabeth II. The message brought out the importance ... «GIS Dominica, Mar 15»
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Young athletes celebrate Commonwealth Day with Queensland …
Eighteen aspiring young athletes have marked Commonwealth Day by attending afternoon tea with Queensland's Governor Paul de Jersey at ... «Insidethegames.biz, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Commonwealth Day [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/commonwealth-day>. May 2024 ».
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