Commonwealth Day


noun

a holiday observed in some countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, originally on May 24, the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, but now on varying dates.
Formerly Empire Day.

Origin of Commonwealth Day

First recorded in 1955–60

British Dictionary definitions for commonwealth day

Commonwealth Day

noun

the anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth, May 24, celebrated (now on the second Monday in March) as a holiday in many parts of the Commonwealth Former name: Empire Day