英語での「commonwealth」の定義と意味

Commonwealth

名詞

コモンウェルス, 共和国

a politically organized body of people under a single government, typically emphasizing the common good

文法情報

有生性の状態

抽象的

形態的構成

複合語

可算

singular

not gender specific

複数形

commonwealths

例

The commonwealth enacted new laws for public welfare.

コモンウェルスは公共の福祉のために新しい法律を制定した。

コモンウェルス, コモンウェルス州

the official designation of certain U.S. states and associated territories, including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico

例

Massachusetts is officially called the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

マサチューセッツ州は正式にマサチューセッツコモンウェルスと呼ばれています。

コモンウェルス, イギリス連邦

a global organization of self-governing states that share allegiance to a central authority while remaining independent of one another

例

The Commonwealth of Nations includes countries like Canada, Australia, and India.

コモンウェルス・オブ・ネイションズには、カナダ、オーストラリア、インドなどの国が含まれます。

コモンウェルス, 共和国

the political structure during a period in the history of the UK between 1649 and 1660, called the interregnum, during which the country was ruled without a king or queen

例

The Commonwealth is an association of independent states, most of which were former territories of the British Empire, that cooperate on matters of mutual interest.