COMMONWEALTH DAY

Meaning of COMMONWEALTH DAY in English

a public holiday in some parts of the Commonwealth (but not Britain), celebrated every year on Queen Elizabeth II’s Official Birthday . Until 1966 it was celebrated on Queen Victoria’s birthday (24 May). Before 1958 it was called Empire Day.

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COMMONWEALTH DAY — noun Date: 1958 a holiday observed in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations formerly on May 24 as the anniversary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMMONWEALTH DAY — noun Usage: usually capitalized C&D : May 24 observed in parts of the British Commonwealth as the anniversary of Queen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH DAY — a holiday observed in some countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, originally on May 24, the anniversary of Queen Victoria's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH DAY — Date: 1958 : a holiday observed in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations formerly on May 24 as the anniversary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMMONWEALTH DAY — Function: noun Date: 1958 : a holiday observed in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations formerly on May 24 as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH DAY — [Commonwealth Day] n (1959): May 24 observed in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations as the anniversary of Queen Victoria's …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMMONWEALTH DAY — День Содружества (в 1958 заменил День империи (Empire Day); с 1966 отмечается в июне в официальный день рождения Елизаветы II …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
COMMONWEALTH DAY — День Содружества (в 1958 заменил День империи [Empire Day]; с 1966 отмечается в июне в официальный день рождения Елизаветы II …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
DAY — I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. …
Английский словарь Британика
COMMONWEALTH — I Body politic founded on law for the common "weal," or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers …
Английский словарь Британика
COMMONWEALTH — or Commonwealth of Nations Free association of sovereign states consisting of Britain and many of its former dependencies who have …
Английский словарь Британика
DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — ˈkämənˌwelth, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English commen wealthe, from commen, commun common + wealthe, welthe wealth (well-being) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — /kom"euhn welth'/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) a group of sovereign states and their dependencies associated by their own …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — noun the whole body of people in a state; the public. 2. commonwealth ·noun a state; a body politic consisting …
Webster English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — ■ noun 1》 an independent state or community, especially a democratic republic. ↘a grouping of states or other bodies. ↘a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — a body politic founded on law for the common weal, or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers, …
Britannica English vocabulary
COMMONWEALTH — also called Commonwealth Of Nations, formerly (193146) British Commonwealth Of Nations, a free association of sovereign states comprising Great Britain …
Britannica English vocabulary
DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — / ˈkɒmənwelθ; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ noun [ sing. ] 1. the Commonwealth an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMMONWEALTH — Commonwealth BrE AmE noun 1 . [the] ( also British Commonwealth especially old use ), ˌCommonwealth of ˈNations formal an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMMONWEALTH — n. 1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — n. 1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
COMMONWEALTH — n.1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared interests …
Oxford English vocab
DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — 1. The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMMONWEALTH — 1. The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DAY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — n. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMONWEALTH — n. Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Dominica Commonwealth of Kentucky Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMONWEALTH — n. Body politic founded on law for the common "weal," or good. The term was often used by 17th-century writers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMMONWEALTH — n. or Commonwealth of Nations Free association of sovereign states consisting of Britain and many of its former dependencies who …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAY — • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ at the end of the day • ↑ by day/by night • …
Longman Activator English vocab
DAY — n. 25B6; noun I stayed for a day : TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR PERIOD, twenty-four hours. enjoy the beach during the day : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMMONWEALTH — I . an association of 53 independent nations and several British dependencies (= a country controlled by another country) most …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DAY — сущ. 1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMMONWEALTH — сущ. 1) а) государство, республика; держава Syn : state, republic, State б) содружество, страна, федерация the British commonwealth of Nations …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMMONWEALTH — содружество (свободное объединение независимых государств, не имеющее общего договора или конституции) Commonwealth: ~ of Independent States, CIS Содружество независимых государств, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAY — day.ogg deı n 1. 1> день every day - каждый день; что ни день any day - а) в любой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMMONWEALTH — commonwealth.ogg ʹkɒmənwelθ n 1. государство, страна 2. народ, население страны 3. союз; федерация; содружество ( в наименованиях государств ) the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма • - apparent solar day - astronomical day - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма • - apparent solar day - astronomical day - broadcast day - clear day - cloudy day - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DAY — day сущ.1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. — Часы, дни, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DAY — n 1. 1> день every day - каждый день; что ни день any day - а) в любой день; в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMMONWEALTH — n 1. государство, страна 2. народ, население страны 3. союз; федерация; содружество ( в наименованиях государств ) the commonwealth of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DAY — сущ. ; сокр. - d 1) а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. — Часы, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMMONWEALTH — сущ. 1) а) государство, республика; держава Syn: state , republic , State б) содружество, страна, федерация - Commonwealth of England …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DAY — сущ.; сокр. - d 1) а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. — Часы, дни, месяцы - вот …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMMONWEALTH — сущ. 1) а) государство, республика; держава Syn: state, republic, State б) содружество, страна, федерация - Commonwealth of England - Commonwealth - British Commonwealth of Nations - Commonwealth of Australia - …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DAY — _n. 1> день; сутки; on that day - в тот день; all (the) day - весь день - all day …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMMONWEALTH — _n. 1> государство, республика; содружество, федерация - the British commonwealth of Nations - the Commonwealth - the Commonwealth of England …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DAY — n. 1. день; сутки; on that day - в тот день; all (the) day - весь день - all day …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMMONWEALTH — n. 1. государство, республика; содружество, федерация - the British commonwealth of Nations - the Commonwealth - the Commonwealth of England …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DAY — сущ. 1) день, сутки, двадцать четыре часа 2) время, эра, эпоха, период, срок, пора 3) дни жизни, жизнь • - account day - as from that …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
COMMONWEALTH — сущ. 1) государство, республика 2) содружество, федерация • - Commonwealth of Independent States - the British Commonwealth of Nations - the Commonwealth of Australia
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
DAY — _n. 1> день; сутки; on that day в тот день; all (the) day весь день; all day long день-деньской; by …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) рабочий день 3) pl время, эпоха; период; срок - n days after acceptance - n days …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
COMMONWEALTH — [n.] 1) государство, республика the Commonwealth (of England) Английская республика(1649-1660 гг.) 2) содружество the (British) Commonwealth (of Nations) (Британское) Содружество …
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