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Commonwealth

A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws.

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Ally 76% connected

To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often fo…

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Dominion 76% connected

Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling; independent right of possession, use, and control; sovereignty; supremacy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Power 76% connected

Same as Poor, the fish.

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Suzerain 76% connected

A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord paramount.

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Province 76% connected

A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Estate 70% connected

Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.

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Country 92% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Democracy 92% connected

Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Land 92% connected

Urine. See Lant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nation 92% connected

A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Republic 92% connected

Common weal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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State 92% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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