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com·mon·wealthBrE /ˈkɒmənwelθ/NAmE /ˈkɑːmənwelθ/ noun [sing.] the Commonwealth an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and other countries, including most of the countries that used to be part of the British Empire 英联邦（由英国和其他大多数曾经隶属于大英帝国的国家组成）◆a member of the Commonwealth 英联邦成员国◆Commonwealth countries 英联邦国家 (usually the Commonwealth) used in the official names of, and to refer to, some states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia) （用于美国肯塔基、马萨诸塞、宾夕法尼亚和弗吉尼亚四州的正式名称中）州◆the Commonwealth of Virginia 弗吉尼亚州◆The city and the Commonwealth have lost a great leader. 这座城市和这个州失去了一位伟大的领袖。(NAmE) an independent country that is strongly connected to the US （与美国联系紧密的）自治政区◆Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth, not a state. 波多黎各至今仍然是美国的一个自治政区，而不是一个州。 (usually Commonwealth) used in the names of some groups of countries or states that have chosen to be politically linked with each other （用于某些政治上相互有联系的国家集团的名称）联合体◆the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)独立国家联合体（独联体） |