Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 5 compound words that contain commonwealth. The most common are listed below. Open commonwealth in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- Commonwealth of AustraliaOfficial name of Australia: a country in Oceania.
- Commonwealth of Independent StatesAn alliance and confederation of nine former Soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed as a successor to the Soviet Union.
- Commonwealth of NationsAn association of independent, sovereign states most of which formerly constituted the British Empire.
- Commonwealth GamesA sporting event, somewhat like the Olympic Games, held every four years and involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.
- Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthA confederation of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1569–1795.
- Commonwealth of Puerto RicoThe official name of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States.
- Commonwealth of the BahamasAlternative form of Commonwealth of The Bahamas: Official name of the Bahamas: an island country in the Caribbean.
- Commonwealth of DominicaOfficial name of Dominica: an island country in the Caribbean.
- Commonwealth EnglishThe generalised variety of English spoken and written primarily in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, sometimes excluding Canada (especially in the context of pronunciation); always excluding the United States of America. (i.e …
- Commonwealth of VirginiaThe official name of Virginia, a constituent state of the United States of America .
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsThe official name of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- British CommonwealthThe Commonwealth of Nations.
- Commonwealth CaribbeanA group of English-speaking sovereign states in the Caribbean, including both island states and mainland countries in the Americas, that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations and were once part of the British Empire.
- Commonwealth DayA multi-faith holiday celebrated on the second Monday of March, to celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations (“British Commonwealth”) (former British Empire).
- Commonwealth of EnglandThe British state during part or all of the Interregnum.
- Commonwealth of KentuckyThe official name for the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.
- Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe official name for the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America.
- Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaThe official name for the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
- Commonwealth realmA member state of the Commonwealth of Nations (as most former British colonial possessions) which is a realm (kingdom) in personal union with the United Kingdom, i.e. has the British Sovereign as its 'shared' head of state, which is …
- Commonwealth realmsplural of Commonwealth realm: A member state of the Commonwealth of Nations (as most former British colonial possessions) which is a realm (kingdom) in personal union with the United Kingdom, i.e. has the British Sovereign as its 'shared' …
- British Commonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations.
- Co-operative Commonwealth FederationA Canadian democratic socialist political party active between 1932 and 1961 which served as the predecessor of the New Democratic Party.
- New CommonwealthRecently decolonized countries, especially nonwhite developing countries.
Compound words 5
- ComcarOne of a fleet of cars, with drivers, maintained by the Australian Government for the transport of politicians and senior officials.
- commonwealthmanSomeone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican.
- commonwealthismThe condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
- commonwealthsmanAlternative form of commonwealthman: Someone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican.
- commonwealthmenplural of commonwealthman: Someone who lived under the English Commonwealth of the 17th century, especially an adherent of it; loosely, a republican.