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British Commonwealth

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. Synonym: Commonwealth of Nations.

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"British Commonwealth" Quotes from Famous Books

... undertaking, himself a Briton, to appear in a company of American writers on American history and above all to write on the subject of Washington. If excuse is needed it is to be found in the special interest of the career of Washington to a citizen of the British Commonwealth of Nations at the present time and in the urgency with which the editor and publishers declared that such an interpretation would not be unwelcome to Americans and pressed upon the author a task for which he doubted ...

— Washington and his Comrades in Arms - A Chronicle of the War of Independence • George Wrong

... for the rights of men, for leadership in the family of nations. With these joint responsibilities resting upon England and America, the personalities of the men who have during the past few years had in their hands the direction of the affairs of the United Kingdom and of the great British Commonwealth must possess an assured interest for every ...

— The Mirrors of Downing Street - Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster • Harold Begbie

Words linked to "British Commonwealth" : Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, Republic of South Africa, commonwealth, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Commonwealth of Nations, Eire, South Africa, Canada, Republic of India, Papua New Guinea, India, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Bharat