"Commonwealth" meaning in English

See Commonwealth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒmənˌwelθ/ [Received-Pronunciation, dated], /ˈkɔːmənˌwelθ/ (note: Received Pronunciation, more dated), /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/ [General-American] Audio: EN-AU ck1 Commonwealth.ogg Forms: the Commonwealth [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Commonwealth
  1. The Commonwealth of Nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former British Empire. Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-I9wnvKWZ Disambiguation of History: 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (British) The Commonwealth of England, which existed from 1649 to 1660, under Cromwell. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-t0VwoZRV Categories (other): British English
  3. (Australia) Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia, often referring to its federal government. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-g9qZ0GA- Categories (other): Australian English
  4. (in Kentucky) Kentucky, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government.
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-q7xc7TCC Categories (other): Kentucky English
  5. (in Massachusetts) Massachusetts, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government.
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-Vw2QB2zF Categories (other): Massachusetts English
  6. (in Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often referring to its government.
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-B~~Ty3es Categories (other): Pennsylvania English
  7. (in Virginia) Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referring to its government.
    Sense id: en-Commonwealth-en-name-Rh2qnAYp Categories (other): Virginia English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 11 17 1 1 1 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 8 13 3 3 3 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 8 15 2 2 2 53

Alternative forms

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