Home > Social Sciences and the Law > Political Science and Government > International Organizations

Research topic:Commonwealth of Nations

Pictures from Google Image Search

Find more facts and information on our topic page about Commonwealth of Nations

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CommonwealthBritish.html" title="Facts and information about Commonwealth, British">Commonwealth, British</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Commonwealth, British

A Dictionary of World History | 2000 | Â© A Dictionary of World History 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Commonwealth, British See COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Commonwealth, British." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 18 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Commonwealth, British." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (December 18, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CommonwealthBritish.html

"Commonwealth, British." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-CommonwealthBritish.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Commonwealth whose wealth? Magazine article from: New African; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...are there for all to see! Even the name itself - Commonwealth - comes with heavy baggage even though the Commonwealth secretariat says it was influenced by the term, "Commonwealth of Nations" used in a speech in Adelaide in Australia on 18...
	Commonwealth Institute: Commonwealth confronts education challenge. PR Newswire; 7/10/2003; 700+ words ; ...than 80 years on, the Commonwealth illustrates his point...challenges. Its 54 member nations include a few from...to teach about the Commonwealth than to engage with...people from across the nations. They will have the...experiences, and bring the Commonwealth alive to literally...
	PAKISTAN: COMMONWEALTH ISSUES WEAK THREAT TO MUSHARRAF. News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 11/13/2007; 700+ words ; ...The nine countries on the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group...Tanzania and St. Lucia. The Commonwealth is a group of 53 nations almost all of which were...primarily on the grounds that the Commonwealth had shown itself to act firmly...
	The Commonwealth: still a going concern; As the Manchester Games swing into action today, GORDON LUCY looks at the relevance in today's world of a unique family of nations.(Features) Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/25/2002; 700+ words ; ...old. The countries which make up the Commonwealth include some of the world's richest and poorest nations. A very high proportion of Commonwealth citizens live on less than 50p per day. The Commonwealth is strongly represented in west and...
	First Commonwealth Bank Named #1 SBA Lender in Dollar Amount in Western Pennsylvania. PR Newswire; 11/4/2004; 700+ words ; ...processing subsidiary, First Commonwealth Professional Resources...subsidiary, and jointly owns Commonwealth Trust Credit Life Insurance...the overall economy of our nation. CONTACT: Jim Stevens...President, Marketing of First Commonwealth, +1-800-711-BANK...
	Commonwealth: How Much Longer?; Tashkent Summit Faces Differing Views of Post-Soviet Grouping Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/15/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...observers say the Commonwealth has played a role...arcane wrangling among Commonwealth nations lie questions of urgent...viewed by the new nations as essential badges...the success of the Commonwealth should be measured...
	Commonwealth Films Inc.--training videos. Magazine article from: Information Management Journal; 1/1/2004; 700+ words ; ...Commonwealth. Buried Alive Commonwealth Films Inc. A Commonwealth blockbuster and ARMA favorite...and based on some of the nation's best-managed systems...conclusion. ISBN: None (Commonwealth Films Inc.) VHS Videotape...
	Commonwealth Savings announces significant provision to loss reserves, intention to go private, year end results. (Commonwealth Savings Association) PR Newswire; 9/28/1987; 700+ words ; ...means to recognize Commonwealth Savings shareholder...offer to be made. Commonwealth Mortgage of America, L.P. is the nation's second largest...servicers in the nation, CMA produced...subsidiary of Commonwealth Savings, serves...
	Commonwealth Worldwide Named Preferred Luxury Transportation Provider for The St. Regis Hotel, New York; Commonwealth Worldwide Continues Drive into Affluent New York Market. Business Wire; 12/8/2005; 700+ words ; ...garage and office space. Commonwealth Worldwide was honored...consecutive year as one of the nation's 100 fastest-growing...inner city businesses. Commonwealth Worldwide is one of...Boston, Massachusetts. Commonwealth owns and operates more...
	Commonwealth Savings Association holds annual meeting Houston. PR Newswire; 10/29/1986; 700+ words ; ...approximately $1.4 billion. Commonwealth Savings is the parent company of Commonwealth Financial Group, one of the nation's largest mortgage banking...members of the Group include Commonwealth Mortgage Corporation of America...

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Commonwealth of Nations Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Commonwealth of Nations The present Commonwealth comprises Britain and most of...1995. The term ‘commonwealth’, in this context...take: a federation of equal nation states. This development was...
	Commonwealth Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Commonwealth. The transition from British empire to British Commonwealth, which had begun before 1914, accelerated...influential in formulating the idea of a British Commonwealth of Nations, united by ties of history and tradition rather...
	Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories ...of $5.9 million. Commonwealth Telephone was the third...15th-largest in the nation in 1966, when it installed...14.7 million. Commonwealth acquired Leesport Telephone...completed in 1976 and the nation ’ s first...telephone company, Commonwealth Telephone was looking...
	COMMONWEALTH Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...into the USA), and the Commonwealth of Australia and Commonwealth of the Bahamas (autonomous nation-states). 2. (with the ) also Commonwealth of Nations , formerly British Commonwealth of Nations (1931–46). An association...
	commonwealth Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...commonwealth the body politic; a nation, viewed as a community...denoting public welfare. The Commonwealth is the name given to the...of Charles II in 1660. Commonwealth (also called Commonwealth of Nations ) is also now used for...