Theatre vs Dominion - What's the difference?

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Theatre is a related term of dominion.

As a noun theatre

is (australia|canada|nz|uk).

As a proper noun dominion is

any of the self-governing nations of the british commonwealth.

theatre

English

Noun

(en noun)

(Australia, Canada, NZ, UK)

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(US)

Usage notes

* The spelling being rare. * The spelling theater is the predominant American spelling; it accounts for about 80% of usage in COCA (the major corpus of American English). People who work in the theatre industry in America, however, usually use the spelling "theatre". The spelling is also used often in advertising.

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dominion

English

Noun

(en noun)

Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.

* Bible, Daniel iv. 34

I praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion.

* Jowett

To choose between dominion or slavery.

predominance; ascendancy

* Dryden

Objects placed foremost ought have dominion over things confused and transient.

(sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

the dominions of a king

the dominion of the passions

(historical) One of the colonies of the British Empire given self-government through the Statute of Westminster, such as Canada or Newfoundland.

(Biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above angels and below thrones.

* Bible, Colossians 1:16

By him were all things created whether they be thrones, or dominions , or principalities, or powers.

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