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As a proper noun commonwealth

is the commonwealth of nations, a loose confederation of nations based around the former british empire.

As a noun us is

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commonwealth

English

(wikipedia commonwealth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A form of government, named for the concept that everything that is not owned by specific individuals or groups is owned collectively by everyone in the governmental unit, as opposed to a state , where the state itself owns such things.
  • Approximately, a republic.
    • May 19, 1649' ''Be it declared and enacted by this present Parliament and by the Authoritie of the same That the People of England and of all the Dominions and Territoryes thereunto belonging are and shall be and are hereby constituted, made, established, and confirmed to be a '''Commonwealth''' and free State]] And shall from henceforth be Governed as a '''Commonwealth and Free State by the supreame Authoritie of this Nation, the Representatives of the People in Parliam[ent] and by such as they shall appoint and constitute as Officers and Ministers under them for the good of the People and that without any King or House of Lords. [[s:An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth, Act of the Long Parliament.

    Derived terms

    For example, the official name of Australia is Commonwealth of Australia'. It is applied to four states of the United States, to wit, the '''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania''', the '''Commonwealth of Kentucky''', the '''Commonwealth of Massachusetts''', and the '''Commonwealth of Virginia'''. Also used by self-governing, semi-autonomous units such as the ' Commonwealth of Puerto Rico .

    Related terms

    * commonweal

    us

    English

    (wikipedia us)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (personal) me and at least one other person; the objective case of we .
  • (colloquial) me
    • Give us a look at your paper.
    Give us your wallet!
    Quotations
    * 1611 — 1:1 *: Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ...
    See also
    * we * our * ours

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person.
    • It's not good enough for us teachers.
    See also
    * we

    Etymology 2

    Derived from the similarity between the letter u and the Greek letter .

    Symbol

    (head)

    • Statistics

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    Etymology 3

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    Noun

    (head)
    • Usage notes

    Anagrams

    * 200 English basic words English first person pronouns English personal pronouns English plural pronouns English pronouns English two-letter words Symbols for SI units ----