The Commonwealth countries are called that because they are all members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
because they are countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Soviet Union
It's the games for athletes representing members of the Commonwealth of Nations, formerly called the British Commonwealth.
It's the games for athletes representing members of the Commonwealth of Nations, formerly called the British Commonwealth.
There are several nations whose full name includes the word Commonwealth. These include the Commonwealth of Australia, the Commonwealth of Dominica, and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. In addition, there are two multinational organizations called Commonwealths. They are the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly called the British Commonwealth) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (made up of Russia and some of the former Soviet Republics.
The organization once known as the British Commonwealth is now called the Commonwealth of Nations, and, no, Chile is not a member.
The British Empire today, is now called the British commonwealth, or Commonwealth Realms or Commonwealth of Nations
The British Commonwealth is an obsolete name for what is now called the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an association of some 54 independent, sovereign nations, most (but not all) of whom were once part of the British Empire
Because (like every other Commonwealth country) we used to be a British colony
Most of then were part of the British Empire at one point or another and all have joined an organization called the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Governor-General represents the Queen in the countries of the Commonwealth, formerly called the British Commonwealth of Nations.