Definition
Plural of commonwealth; independent states organized as republics or democracies for the common good, or modern groupings of former British colonies.
Etymology
From 'commonwealth' (common + wealth) + -s (plural). The term referred originally to any state organized for common benefit, but took on new meaning in the British Commonwealth of Nations.
Kelly Says
The 'Commonwealth of Nations' connects 56 countries that were never conquered or colonized by Britain after independence—it's a weird global club unified by history and English language, not by shared government or ideology.
Translations
ARالعربية
البلدان المتحالفة
al-bil-dan al-muta-hal-fa
CACatalà
comunitats
ko-mu-ni-tats
CSČeština
společenství
spo-le-chen-stvi
DADansk
fællesskaber
fæ-les-skab-er
DEDeutsch
Gemeinwesen
gay-men-ve-zen
ELΕλληνικά
κοινότητες
koin-o-te-tes
ESEspañol
comunidades
ko-mū-ni-da-des
FAفارسی
کشورها
kesh-var-ha
FISuomi
yhteisöt
yhte-i-söt
FRFrançais
communautés
ko-mū-n-o-tés
HEעברית
מדינות חברות
me-di-not hi-ver-ot
HIहिन्दी
सामुदायिक
sa-mu-da-yi-k
HUMagyar
közösségek
kő-z-öss-sé-gek
IDBahasa Indonesia
negara-negara
ne-ga-ra-ne-ga-ra
ITItaliano
comunità
ko-mū-ni-ta
KKKK
республика
res-pub-li-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
negara-negara
ne-ga-ra-ne-ga-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု
pyi-thaung-su
NLNederlands
gemeenschappen
ghe-me-schop-en
NONorsk
fellesskap
fel-les-skap
PLPolski
wspólnoty
vsh-ol-no-ty
PTPortuguês
comunidades
ko-mū-ni-da-des
RORomână
comunități
ko-mu-ni-ta-ți
RUРусский
сообщества
so-ob-che-stva
SVSvenska
gemenskaper
ge-men-skap-er
TAதமிழ்
நாடுகள்
na-ta-k-gal
TEతెలుగు
రాష్ట్రాలు
ra-sh-tra-alu
TLTL
mga bansa
mga ban-sa
TRTürkçe
başkenti
ba-sh-ken-ti
UKУкраїнська
спільноти
spil-no-ty
VITiếng Việt
cộng đồng
cong-dong
ZH中文
联邦国家
liánbāng guójiā