Commonwealth of Nations

Definitions of Commonwealth of Nations
  1. noun
    an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
    synonyms: British Commonwealth
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    type of:
    commonwealth
    a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
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