Dominion (disambiguation)
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Dominion has numerous meanings:
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[edit] Location
- A dominion, often Dominion, is a self-governing country outside the United Kingdom and belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly:
- The Dominion of Canada, an official – though disused – title for Canada.
- The Dominion of New Zealand is a disused name for New Zealand.
- The Dominions of Sweden refers to the Swedish empire.
[edit] Canada
- Further information: Canada's name
- The Dominion of Canada is an official – though disused – title for Canada, commonly used until after World War II. The term "dominion" was applied to a number of Canadian institutions and enterprises, generally being used as a synonym for nation, national, or federal:
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- The Dominion was a transcontinental passenger train operated by Canadian Pacific Railway.
- The Dominion Network was one of the English-language radio networks operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Dominion supermarkets are operated in Ontario by Metro and in Newfoundland and Labrador by Loblaw Companies Limited.
- The Dominion Institute is a private foundation promoting knowledge of Canadian heritage.
- The Dominion Bank merged with the Bank of Toronto to become the Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Dominion Day was the name of Canada's national holiday until the 1980s when it became Canada Day.
- The Dominion (newspaper) is an independent newspaper based in Montreal.
- The town of Dominion, Nova Scotia, now part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
- The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company is one of the largest insurance companies in Canada
- The Dominion of Newfoundland existed from 1907 until 1949 when it entered into Canadian Confederation as a province.
[edit] New Zealand
- The Dominion of New Zealand is a disused name for New Zealand.
- Dominion Day
- The Dominion is a defunct newspaper from Wellington, New Zealand. The paper merged with the evening post to become The Dominion Post.
[edit] Business
- Dominion Resources (now solely "Dominion") is a major utility in Virginia, USA.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Religion
- A Dominion is a type of angel.
- Dominionism is a type of Protestant Christian evangelicalism and fundamentalism.
- Dominion Theology is a type of Dominionism.
[edit] Entertainment
- The Dominion is an interstellar empire in the Star Trek fictional universe.
- Dominion is a webcomic created by Matthew Genier and Jeremy Hamilton
- Dominion: Tank Police is an anime and manga series.
- Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 film.
- Dominion (Doctor Who) is an original BBC 8th Doctor novel written by Nick Walters.
- The Dominion is a battleship in the anime Gundam SEED Destiny
[edit] Music
- Dominion is the name of a 29-minute single track instrumental mini album by the New Zealand band Jakob
- Dominion[Filipino Gothic rock Band]
[edit] Games
- Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 is a 1998 real-time strategy computer game.
- Dominions is a commercial computer strategy game series made by Illwinter, composed of:
- Dominions I: Priests, Prophets, & Pretenders[1] (2002)
- Dominions II: The Ascension Wars (2004)
- Dominions 3: The Awakening (2006)
[edit] Other uses
- Old Dominion State is the nickname of the State of Virginia. See also Virginia and Old Dominion University.
- Dominion KX, SX and KSX are families of KVM Switches and serial console servers from Raritan.