单词 | the commonwealth of nations |
释义 | the Commonwealth of Nations in British English the official name for Commonwealth (sense 1) See full dictionary entry for Commonwealth of Nationsa. an association of sovereign states, almost all of which were at some time dependencies of the UK. All member states recognize the reigning British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth Official name: the Commonwealth of Nationsb. a. the republic that existed in Britain from 1649 to 1660 b. the part of this period up to 1653, when Cromwell became Protector c. the official designation of Australia, four states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), and Puerto Rico Commonwealth in British English (ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ) noun the Commonwealth 1. an association of sovereign states, almost all of which were at some time dependenciesof the UK. All member states recognize the reigning British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth Official name: the Commonwealth of Nations 2. a. the republic that existed in Britain from 1649 to 1660 b. the part of this period up to 1653, when Cromwell became Protector 3. the official designation of Australia, four states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts,Pennsylvania, and Virginia), and Puerto Rico |
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