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commonwealthcom·mon·wealth /ˈkɑmənwɛlθ / noun - [singular] the Commonwealth the group of countries that once formed the British Empire and that try to work together and trade in a friendly way英联邦（由曾经隶属大英帝国的国家组成，彼此互通贸易，友好合作）◆Canada is a member of the Commonwealth.加拿大是英联邦的一个成员国。
- usually通常作 the Commonwealth [countable, usually singular] the official legal description of some U.S. states（官方法律文书用语，指美国的某些）州◆the Commonwealth of Virginia弗吉尼亚州
- [countable] the official legal description of some regions that are part of the U.S. but are not states（官方法律文书用语，指美国的）自治区◆Puerto Rico remains a U.S. commonwealth, not a state.波多黎各仍然是美国的一个自治区，而不是州。
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