Definition of the Commonwealth
1
: a U.S. state
—used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia the Commonwealth of Kentucky
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: the countries that were once part of the British Empire
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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