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Commonwealth english

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  1. 1
    The generalised variety of English spoken and written primarily in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, sometimes excluding Canada (especially in the context of pronunciation); always excluding the United States of America. (i.e. non-American English) uncommon, uncountable

    "The written form of the language universally taught in schools is Commonwealth English with a slight emphasis on a few words which might be more common in the specific areas than others."

  2. 2
    The group of varieties of English used in the ex-colonial member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, in distinction to the varieties used in Britain itself rare, uncountable

    "There are also other reasons to account for differences between British English on the one hand and American and Commonwealth English on the other."

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