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British Commonwealth

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  • proper noun informal The Commonwealth of Nations.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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

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Examples

  • The Solomon Islands remain part of the British Commonwealth, which is alarmed by the specter of ethnic cleansing on its South Pacific turf.

    Rebels Of The Pacific 2008

  • "This was not a man who was interested in creating followers," says Jonathan Sacks, the chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth.

    Remembering the Terror in Mumbai Warren Kozak 2011

  • Still, playing up his friendship with the late Michael Jackson and very passively campaigning to be the next Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has been busy publicly questioning what all this fuss is about with his new book.

    Rabbi Jason Miller: Jesus, We Can Finally Talk About Jesus Rabbi Jason Miller 2012

  • It also traded ordinary Britons' right to virtually bureaucracy-free movement, temporary or permanent, between the U.K. and British Commonwealth nations.

    Britain's Future Lies With America, Not Europe Iain Murray 2011

  • Still, playing up his friendship with the late Michael Jackson and very passively campaigning to be the next Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has been busy publicly questioning what all this fuss is about with his new book.

    Rabbi Jason Miller: Jesus, We Can Finally Talk About Jesus Rabbi Jason Miller 2012

  • Stanley Gibbons also maintains a Commonwealth Rarities Index, tracking stamps from throughout the British Commonwealth.

    A Different Kind of Index Charles Passy 2011

  • Jamaica became independent within the British Commonwealth in 1962.

    Jamaica's opposition People's National Party wins election 2011

  • Still, playing up his friendship with the late Michael Jackson and very passively campaigning to be the next Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has been busy publicly questioning what all this fuss is about with his new book.

    Rabbi Jason Miller: Jesus, We Can Finally Talk About Jesus Rabbi Jason Miller 2012

  • Notes from China, Hong Kong, the Middle East, India, Pakistan and the French colonies are particularly attractive, while those from the British Commonwealth are consistently in demand.

    The Value of Old Money Margaret Studer 2011

  • Still, playing up his friendship with the late Michael Jackson and very passively campaigning to be the next Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has been busy publicly questioning what all this fuss is about with his new book.

    Rabbi Jason Miller: Jesus, We Can Finally Talk About Jesus Rabbi Jason Miller 2012

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