单词 | victoria day |
释义 | > as lemmasVictoria Day Victoria Day n. the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, May 24 (also called Empire Day); (spec. in Canada) a public holiday falling on the Monday immediately preceding 25 May.ⓘThe holiday is now the official birthday of Canada's sovereign, and is sometimes informally viewed as the start of summer: see quot. 1988. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > anniversary of specific things Gunpowder day1613 regnal day1877 Columbus Day1892 diamond jubilee1897 Victoria Day1901 Gallipoli Day1915 Sadie Hawkins1938 1901 Scotsman 28 Feb. 7/4 A bill was introduced in the Canadian parliament to make Victoria day—May 24th—a permanent public holiday throughout Canada. 1988 M. Cohen Living on Water 92 From Victoria Day until Labour Day she wore the same blue print dress to work. 2015 Maclean's (Toronto) 13 July 30 (caption) Canada is the only country in the world to observe Victoria Day and the May ‘two-four’ weekend. < as lemmas |
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