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Meaning of commonwealth in English

commonwealth
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən.welθ/ us
/ˈkɑː.mən.welθ/
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a group of countries with the same political or economic aims:
the Commonwealth of Independent States
a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or representatives elected by its people
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(Definition of commonwealth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

commonwealth | American Dictionary

commonwealth
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɑm·ənˌwelθ/
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politics & government
a country or state that is governed by its people or their elected representatives
politics & government
A commonwealth is an organized group of independent self-governing countries.
politics & government
A commonwealth is also a US state.
politics & government
A commonwealth is also a self-governing place associated with the US, such as Puerto Rico.
(Definition of commonwealth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

commonwealth | Business English

commonwealth
noun [ C ]
  POLITICS, GOVERNMENT
uk
/ˈkɒmənwelθ/ us
(also Commonwealth)
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a country or part of a country that is governed by its people or those elected by them. The word is used as the title of some of the states of the US:
In Pennsylvania, navigable rivers belong to the Commonwealth.
an organized group of states, or of independent countries with the same political or economic aims:
the Commonwealth of Australia (= the federation of Australian states)
There is an ongoing investigation into the lobbyist and his dealings with Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
the Commonwealth (of Nations)
an organization of independent countries which were part of the former British Empire and which now have friendly political or economic connections with each other. A small number of countries which did not form part of the British Empire have also joined the Commonwealth.
(Definition of commonwealth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（具有相同政治或經濟目標的）國家聯合體, 聯邦, 州…
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（具有相同政治或经济目标的）国家联合体, 联邦, 州…
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comunidad, mancomunidad, commonwealth…
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comunidade…
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confédération, commonwealth…
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společenství, republika…
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statsforbund, statssamfund…
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wspólnota, federacja…
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das Gemeinwesen, der Staatenbund…
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