Definition of British commonwealth

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.


Definition of British commonwealth

1. Proper noun. (informal) The Commonwealth of Nations. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of British Commonwealth

Britcom
Britcoms
Brith
Brithenig
Briticism
Briticisms
British
British Approved Name
British Asian
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Cabinet
British Central Africa
British Columbia
British Columbian
British Columbians
British Commonwealth
British Crown
British Crown dependency
British East India Company
British Empire
British English
British Guiana
British Honduras
British House of Commons
British House of Lords
British Imperial System
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Isles
British Longhair
British Longhairs

Literary usage of British commonwealth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The british commonwealth of Nations AREA AND POPULATION.—The total area of the british commonwealth is estimated to be about 14 million square miles. ..."

2. The Commonwealth of Nations: An Inquiry Into the Nature of Citizenship in by Lionel Curtis, The Round table (1918)
"In spite of its mutilation the british commonwealth survived, and in saving freedom for itself saved it for Europe as well as for America. ..."

3. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"The most miserable Estate of the british commonwealth. ... Most miserable at this time was the british commonwealth, crowded up into barren corners, ..."

4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Most miserable at this time was the british commonwealth, crowded up into barren corners, whilst their enemies, the Pagan Saxons, possessed the East and ..."

5. The Law Review and Quarterly Journal of British and Foreign Jurisprudence by William S. Hein & Company (1855)
"The british commonwealth ; or a Commentary on the Institutions and Principles of the British Government. ..."

6. Classified Models of Speech Composition: Ninety-five Complete Speeches by James Milton O'Neill (1921)
"... 48 THE british commonwealth OF NATIONS By Jan Christian Smuts (Speech delivered at a banquet given in his honor by members of both Houses of Parliament ..."

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