"Dominion of Canada" meaning in All languages combined

See Dominion of Canada on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dominion of Canada
  1. (dated, formal) Canada Tags: dated, formal Categories (place): Canada Translations (former official name of Canada): Dominion du Canada [masculine] (French), Dominion Kanada [neuter] (German), Tiarnas Cheanada [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Dominion_of_Canada-en-name-vlXvP0xO Disambiguation of Canada: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'former official name of Canada': 77 23
  2. (history) Canada from 1867 to the early Cold War. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Dominion_of_Canada-en-name-MIx4c7ot Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 29 71 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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