Com|mon|wealth

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• com|mon|wealth — …   Useful english dictionary

• com·mon·wealth — /ˈkɑːmənˌwɛlθ/ noun, pl wealths 1 [count] : a group of countries or states that have political or economic connections with one another often + of a commonwealth of states 2 a the Commonwealth : a U.S. state used officially of Kentucky,… …   Useful english dictionary

• com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

• wealth — com·mon·wealth; wealth; wealth·i·ly; wealth·i·ness; wealth·less; …   English syllables

• commonwealth — com·mon·wealth …   English syllables

• Commonwealth — Com|mon|wealth 〈[kɔ̣mənwɛlð] n.; ; unz.〉 1. Gemeinwesen 2. Völkergemeinschaft, Staatenbund ● Commonwealth of Australia [ ɔv ɔ:strɛıljə] Austral. Bund (Australien u. Tasmanien); Commonwealth of Nations [ ɔv nɛıʃənz] die Staatengemeinschaft des… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Commonwealth — Com|mon|wealth 〈 [kɔ̣mənwɛlθ] n.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 Gemeinwesen, Völkergemeinschaft, Staatenbund; Commonwealth of Australia [ ɔv ɔ:strɛıljə] der Austral. Bund (Australien u. Tasmanien); Commonwealth of Nations [ ɔv nɛıʃənz] die… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• commonwealth — com|mon|wealth [ˈkɔmənwelθ US ˈka: ] n 1.) the Commonwealth an organization of about 50 countries that were once part of the British ↑empire ▪ the Commonwealth Games 2.) an association of countries with political or economic connections… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Commonwealth — Com|mon|wealth [...wɛlθ] das; <aus gleichbed. engl. commonwealth, eigtl. »gemeinsames Wohlergehen«> Staatenbund, [britische] Völkergemeinschaft; Commonwealth of Nations [ əv neiʃənz]: Staatengemeinschaft des ehemaligen brit. Weltreichs …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• commonwealth — com|mon|wealth [ kamən,welθ ] noun 1. ) count a group of countries that have the same political or economic interests 2. ) singular used as a part of the official name of the states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English