Dictionary Entry
commonwealth
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ/Word FrequencyCommon (4.21)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The well-being of a community.
In a Sentence
“The new park project was designed to improve the commonwealth of the town by giving residents more green space and recreation opportunities.”
Published Usage Examples
“They're at home with what I call a commonwealth of being.”
“They occupied what he called the commonwealth cemetery, and lying next to them, with their headstones facing Mecca, were Muslim dead from Libya, Algeria, Sudan and India.”
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Origin
From Middle English 'commonweal', from Old English 'common' + 'weal' meaning 'common well‑being'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “commonwealth”
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