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Victoria Day

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Etymology

From Victoria + day, after Queen Victoria (24 May 1819–1901).

  1. inherited from *dʰegʷʰ-✻ — “to burn”
  2. inherited from *dagaz✻ — “day”
  3. inherited from *dag✻
  4. inherited from dæġ
  5. inherited from day
  6. compounded as victoria day — “Victoria + day”

Definitions

  1. A holiday commemorating the birthdays of Queen Victoria and the reigning monarch of…

    A holiday commemorating the birthdays of Queen Victoria and the reigning monarch of Canada, falling on the last Monday before May 25.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA