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commonwealth
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noun
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
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noun
(= state, nation, country, land)
a politically organized body of people under a single government
the state has elected a new president
African nations
students who had come to the nation's capitol
the country's largest manufacturer
an industrialized land
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noun
a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
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noun
(= democracy)
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
accord
Noun
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If two or more things are in accord, they match or agree.
We are in accord that the bridge should be built.
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An accord is a formal agreement between two or more countries or groups.
The Czech government signed an accord with the United States allowing Washington to use some Czech land for its armed forces.
Boeing reached an accord with the Air Force to resolve the problem.
accord
Verb
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When two things accord with each other, they agree.
Amy can trust him because his words accord with his actions.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
southern
Adjective
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A southern place, accent, person, etc. is in, from, or about the south.
The money helps everyone from a grocer in southern Lebanon to a farmer in Tajikistan.
My grandmother moved to southern California to live with my aunt.
Her soft, southern accent reminded him of warm summer nights.
Recently, elephants have done well in southern Africa.
She remembered a summer afternoon swimming off the family compound at the southern tip of Taiwan.
Each year, millions of Mexicans cross that southern border from Mexico into the United States.
Dire Dawa is located on the southern edge of the Rift Valley at the foot of the Harrar Mountains.
Jupiter lies fairly low in the southern sky after dusk.
Africa
Proper noun
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Africa is the continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia.