Commonwealth: meaning, definitions and examples
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commonwealth
[ ˈkɒmənwɛlθ ]
international organization
A political association of sovereign states comprising the United Kingdom and a number of its former dependencies.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The Commonwealth was established in 1931.
- 54 countries are currently members of the Commonwealth.
historical context
A traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The term 'commonwealth' has its origins in the English Civil War period.
- The idea of a commonwealth dates back to ancient times.
Translations
Translations of the word "commonwealth" in other languages:
🇵🇹 comunidade
- comunhão
- nação
🇮🇳 संघ
- राष्ट्र
- साम्राज्य
🇩🇪 Gemeinschaft
- Commonwealth
- Staatenbund
🇮🇩 persemakmuran
- komunitas
- kesatuan
🇺🇦 співдружність
- громада
- союз
🇵🇱 wspólnota
- komunia
- państwo
🇯🇵 コモンウェルス
- 共同体
- 連邦
🇫🇷 communauté
- Commonwealth
- union
🇪🇸 mancomunidad
- comunidad
- unión
🇹🇷 ortaklık
- topluluk
- birlik
🇰🇷 연합
- 공동체
- 커먼웰스
🇸🇦 رابطة
- مجتمع
- اتحاد
🇨🇿 společenství
- Commonwealth
- svaz
🇸🇰 spoločenstvo
- Commonwealth
- únia
🇨🇳 联邦
- 共同体
- 英联邦
🇸🇮 skupnost
- Commonwealth
- zveza
🇮🇸 samskipti
- alþjóð
- sambandsríki
🇰🇿 ортақтық
- қауымдастық
- одақ
🇬🇪 კომონუელტი
- საზოგადოება
- გაერთიანება
🇦🇿 ortaklıq
- icma
- birlik
🇲🇽 comunidad
- mancomunidad
- unión
Word origin
The term 'commonwealth' originated in the late Middle English period, from common (in the sense 'shared by all') + wealth (in the sense 'condition or quality'). It has evolved to represent a political association of sovereign states and also has historical roots in the concept of a community founded for the common good.
See also: common, commonality, commoner, commoners, commonization, commonize, commonly, commonness, commonplace, uncommon, uncommonly.