Originally posted by: Yossarian
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http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/kentucky.htmlThe use of "commonwealth" in the name Commonwealth of Kentucky doesn't have any particular significance ? it means the same thing as "state" and was commonly used in the eighteenth century. Kentucky probably used it since it was formed from Virginia, which had used it earlier. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts also use commonwealth. The colonial use of commonwealth probably derives from the Commonwealth period in England and might sometimes have been used to distinguish royal colonies from the proprietary colonies. The term is now also used to designate autonomous areas associated with the United States, such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Originally posted by: CanOWorms
It means the same thing as a state. Virginia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and I think maybe Pennsylvania call themselves a Commonwealth, too.
