the Commonwealth
noun
1
: a U.S. state
—used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
the Commonwealth of Kentucky
2
: the countries that were once part of the British Empire
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In the Commonwealth Athletic Conference, Varun Chawla finished 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI as Mystic Valley defeated Northeast, 8-6.
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Both fall under the umbrella of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office.
—David Wade, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Coast Guard air crews continued to search for the six in the vicinity of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Guam, home to nearly 154,000 people, is a separate territorial island south of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, an archipelago of 14 islands with around 47,300 residents.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Both fall under the umbrella of the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office.
—David Wade, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Coast Guard air crews continued to search for the six in the vicinity of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Guam, home to nearly 154,000 people, is a separate territorial island south of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, an archipelago of 14 islands with around 47,300 residents.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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“The Commonwealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Commonwealth. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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