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- proper noun The
Commonwealth of Nations , a looseconfederation of nations based around the formerBritish Empire . - proper noun Australia
Australia , theCommonwealth of Australia , often referring to itsfederal government . - proper noun
Kentucky , the Commonwealth of Kentucky, often referring to its government. - proper noun
Massachusetts , the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, often referring to its government. - proper noun
Pennsylvania , the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, often referring to its government. - proper noun
Virginia , the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referring to its government.
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Dependency status: commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs
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Type: commonwealth in political union with the US; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs
The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Dependency status: commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Dependency status: commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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-- "MR. AUSTEN," who inquires (p. 401.) about the Jews during the Commonwealth will do well to refer to a chapter on the Jews in Godwin's _History of the Commonwealth_, and to Sir Henry Ellis's notes on a remarkable letter describing a Jewish synagogue in London immediately after the
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Dependency status: commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs
The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Type of government: commonwealth in political union with the US; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Territorial and
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Type: commonwealth in political union with the US; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Territorial and International Affairs
The 1994 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Last year the Commonwealth celebrated its 60th birthday, and Ahmed admits that it is the task of today's organisation to keep the Commonwealth relevant to the its younger inhabitants, who make up the majority of its two billion combined population.
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"The Gold Coast sun is clearly present in the logo made up of 72 dots to represent each commonwealth country with different-sized dots reflecting that the Commonwealth is made up of nations big and small," the premier said.
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