pa|tri|a|tion

pa|tri|a|tion
pa|tri|a|tion «PAY tree AY shuhn», noun.
Canadian. the process of putting under Federal control the amending of Canada's constitution (embodied in the act of the British Parliament that created the Dominion of Canada and serves as Canada's constitution).
[< (re)patriation]

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