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commonwealth Definition
(n)
the
official
name
of
some
states
in
the
United
States
(
Massachusetts
and
Pennsylvania
and
Virginia
and
Kentucky
)
and
associated
territories
(
Puerto
Rico
)
(n)
a
politically
organized
body
of
people
under
a
single
government
; "
the
state
has
elected
a
new
president
"; "
African
nations
"; "
students
who
had
come
to
the
nation
''
s
capitol
"; "
the
country
''
s
largest
manufacturer
"; "
an
industrialized
land
"
(n)
a
world
organization
of
autonomous
states
that
are
united
in
allegiance
to
a
central
power
but
are
not
subordinate
to
it
or
to
one
another
(n)
a
political
system
in
which
the
supreme
power
lies
in
a
body
of
citizens
who
can
elect
people
to
represent
them
commonwealth Synonyms
body politic
commonwealth
country
democracy
land
nation
republic
res publica
state
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