noun [sing.]
1 (the Commonwealth) an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that used to be part of the British Empire:
a member of the Commonwealth * Commonwealth countries
2 (usually the Commonwealth) used in the official names of, and to refer to, some states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia):
the Commonwealth of Virginia * The city and the Commonwealth have lost a great leader.
3 (AmE) an independent country that is strongly connected to the US:
Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth, not a state.
4 (usually Commonwealth) used in the names of some groups of countries or states that have chosen to be politically linked with each other:
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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