"Dominion" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /doʊˈmɪnjən/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dominion
  1. (historical) Any of the self-governing nations of the British Commonwealth until 1949. Tags: historical Translations (self-governing nation of the British Commonwealth): 自治領 /自治领 (zìzhìlǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), 自治領地 /自治领地 (zìzhì lǐngdì) (Chinese Mandarin), dominio (Finnish), tiarnas [masculine] (Irish), доминион (domıynıyon) (Kazakh), 자치령 (jachiryeong) (alt: 自治領) (Korean)

Alternative forms

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