Толковый словарь английского языка - commonwealth
Commonwealth
commonwealth
noun Date: 15th century commonweal 2, a nation, state, or other political unit: as, one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common good, one in which supreme authority is vested in the people, republic , 3. capitalized the English state from the death of Charles I in 1649 to the Restoration in 1660, protectorate 1b, a state of the U.S., a federal union of constituent states, an association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown), a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S.
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n. 1 a an independent State or community, esp. a democratic republic. b such a community or organization of shared interests in a non-political field (the commonwealth of learning). 2 (the Commonwealth) a (in full the British Commonwealth of Nations) an international association consisting of the UK together with States that were previously part of the British Empire. b the republican period of government in Britain 1649-60. c US a part of the title of some of the States of the US. d the title of the federated Australian States. Phrases and idioms Commonwealth Day a day each year commemorating the British Commonwealth (formerly called Empire Day). Etymology: COMMON + WEALTH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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