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'''Commonwealth''' may specifically refer to: |
'''Commonwealth''' may specifically refer to: |
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* [[Commonwealth of Nations]], usually known as '''the Commonwealth''', an organisation of mostly former |
* [[Commonwealth of Nations]], usually known as '''the Commonwealth''', an organisation of mostly former colonies of the [[British Empire]] |
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** [[Commonwealth Games]], an event with multiple sports conducted between Commonwealth nations |
** [[Commonwealth Games]], an event with multiple sports conducted between Commonwealth nations |
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** [[Commonwealth realm]], a member of the Commonwealth of Nations recognising the |
** [[Commonwealth realm]], a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations recognising the Elizabeth II as head of state |
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* [[Commonwealth of Australia]], the country |
* [[Commonwealth of Australia]], the country |
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**[[Commonwealth Parliament]], the legislative branch of government of Australia |
**[[Commonwealth Parliament]], the legislative branch of government of Australia |
Revision as of 07:50, 13 June 2009
"Commonwealth" is a term meaning a political community.
Commonwealth may specifically refer to:
- Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as the Commonwealth, an organisation of mostly former colonies of the British Empire
- Commonwealth Games, an event with multiple sports conducted between Commonwealth nations
- Commonwealth realm, a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations recognising the Elizabeth II as head of state
- Commonwealth of Australia, the country
- Commonwealth Parliament, the legislative branch of government of Australia
- Commonwealth of England, a republican government ruling England, and later Ireland and Scotland, between 1649 and 1660
- Commonwealth of Independent States, an organisation of former Soviet states
- Commonwealth (United States), a title adopted by four US states
- Commonwealth (United States insular area), a territory subject to US federal law but not a State
- Commonwealth Fund, a charitable organization promoting health care reform
- Commonwealth Mountain, a mountain on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
- HMS Commonwealth, a battleship that served in the British Royal Navy from 1905 to 1921.
- Commonwealth School, an independent High School located in Boston, Massachusetts
- Commonwealth Secondary School, a secondary school in Singapore
- The Common Wealth Party, active in the UK from 1942 to 1993.
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a country in Europe, between 1569 and 1791
- Systems Commonwealth, a fictional intergalactic government from Gene Roddenberry's science fiction TV series Andromeda.
- Commonwealth a 2008 novel by Joey Goebel