Dominion (disambiguation)

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Dominion has numerous meanings.

Location

• A Dominion is a self-governing country outside the United Kingdom which is a Commonwealth Realm, particularly:
  • The Dominion of Canada, the constitutional name of Canada, largely disused since the 1960s.
  • The Dominion of New Zealand, a disused name for the Realm of New Zealand.
  • The Dominion of Newfoundland, the former name of Newfoundland and Labrador prior to it becoming a Canadian province in 1949.
• The Dominions of Sweden refers to the Swedish empire.

Institutions and enterprises

• 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
• The Dominion (newspaper) is an independent newspaper based in Montreal.
• The Dominion is a defunct newspaper from Wellington, New Zealand. The paper merged with the evening post to become The Dominion Post** 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
• Dominion Motor Spirit was a brand of petrol introduced in Britain in the 1920s. The brand was acquired by Shell-Mex and BP in 1934.
• Dominion Resources (now solely "Dominion") is a major utility in Virginia, USA.

Religion

• A Dominion is a type of angel.
• Dominionism is a type of Protestant Christian evangelicalism and fundamentalism.

Entertainment

• The Dominion is an interstellar empire in the Star Trek fictional universe.
• 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
• Dominion (Stargate SG-1) is an episodes of Stargate SG-1.

Music

• Dominion is a 29-minute single track instrumental mini album by the New Zealand band Jakob
• Dominion Filipino Gothic rock Band

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)

Other uses

• Dominion Theology is a type of Dominionism.
• 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.
• Dominion Day was the name of Canada's national holiday until the 1980s when it became Canada Day.