COMMONWEALTH


Meaning of COMMONWEALTH in English

1.

The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.

N-PROPER: the N

2.

Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries.

...the Commonwealth of Australia.

...the Commonwealth of Independent States, which replaced the Soviet Union.

N-IN-NAMES: the N of n

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