New Commonwealth

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Proper noun

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New Commonwealth

  1. (UK, dated) Recently decolonized countries, especially non-white developing countries.

Usage notes

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  • Often used in debates about immigration to Britain in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the name, the included countries were not necessarily the newest members of the Commonwealth.