commonwealth
noun
ˈkɒmənwelθ
noun
1
the Commonwealth
an
organization
of
about
50
countries
that
were
once
part
of
the
British
EMPIRE
英联邦
the
Commonwealth
Games
英联邦运动会
2
an
association
of
countries
with
political
or
economic
connections
〔由在政治或经济上有联系的国家组成的〕联合体
C
[+
of
]
a
commonwealth
of
nations
国家联合体
3
the
official
legal
title
of
some
US
states
[美] 州〔用于美国某些州的正式名称中〕
C | AmE