noun
Commonwealth of Nations
Refers to the political association of mostly former British Empire territories. The older term 'British Commonwealth' is now historical.
See also: イギリス連邦
英連邦は54の加盟国から成る。
The Commonwealth of Nations consists of 54 member states.
Synonym; イギリス連邦 is an older or alternative term, while 英連邦 is more common in modern usage.
Compound of 英 (えい, 'English' or 'British') and 連邦 (れんぽう, 'federation' or 'commonwealth').