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Multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event that brings together athletes from across the Commonwealth of Nations, a political
Commonwealth_Games
Upcoming multi-sport event in Glasgow, Scotland
The 2026 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2026, is a planned multi-sport event scheduled
2026_Commonwealth_Games
Ranking of participants by medal total
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport
2022_Commonwealth_Games
Upcoming multi-sport event in Ahmedabad, India
The 2030 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXIV Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Amdavad 2030 or Ahmedabad 2030, is a planned multi-sport
2030_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Delhi, India
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for
2010_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Melbourne, Australia
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an international multi-sport event for
2006_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event
2018_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Glasgow, Scotland
The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 were an international multi-sport event
2014_Commonwealth_Games
Upcoming multi-sport event
The 2034 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXV Commonwealth Games, will be held in 2034 for members of the Commonwealth. New Zealand – In 2023
2034_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Manchester, England
The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport
2002_Commonwealth_Games
Sports officially recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation
The Commonwealth Games sports comprise all the sports officially recognised and approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). There are a total
Commonwealth_Games_sports
Multi-sport event held in Canada
The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth) were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. It was
1994_Commonwealth_Games
Political association which developed from the British Empire
The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states
Commonwealth_of_Nations
Multi-sport event held in Malaysia
The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), were a multi-sport
1998_Commonwealth_Games
The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, alphabetically, by sport and by year. As
List of Commonwealth Games venues
List_of_Commonwealth_Games_venues
Sporting event delegation
of the Commonwealth Games; starting at the second Games in 1934. India has also hosted the games once, in 2010. It is expected to host the games again
India at the Commonwealth Games
India_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event
The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games were held in the years
Commonwealth_Youth_Games
Event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Athletics will be one of the sports held at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. As a founding sport, athletics had appeared consistently
Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Athletics_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Ranking of participants by medal total
The 2022 Commonwealth Games (officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games) was a multi-sport event held in Birmingham, England, from 28 July to 8 August
2022 Commonwealth Games medal table
2022_Commonwealth_Games_medal_table
Sporting event delegation
England was represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. The country went by the abbreviation ENG, will use the Cross of St
England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games (medalists)
England_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games_(medalists)
Multi-sport event in Brisbane, Australia
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named
1982_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was India's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. In July 2022
India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
India_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Auckland, New Zealand
The 1990 Commonwealth Games (Māori: 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from, 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the
1990_Commonwealth_Games
Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games is an optional sport for the Commonwealth Games. It was one of the six original sports to be featured on the programme
Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games
Wrestling_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
England will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow between 23 July and 2 August 2026. Having competed at every Games since their 1930 inauguration
England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
England_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Former multi-sport event
The Commonwealth Winter Games was a multi-sport event comprising winter sports, last held in 1970. Four editions of the Games were staged. The Winter
Commonwealth_Winter_Games
Multi-sport event in Christchurch, New Zealand
The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
1974_British_Commonwealth_Games
several sports contested at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's
Athletics at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
A number of concerns and controversies surfaced before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, which received widespread media coverage both in
Concerns and controversies at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Edmonton, Canada
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal
1978_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Edinburgh, Scotland
The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh
1986_Commonwealth_Games
Event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Athletics was one of the core sports that was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. As a founding sport, athletics had appeared consistently
Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
Youth sporting event in Malta
The 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the VIII Commonwealth Youth Games and informally as Malta 2027, will be a youth sporting event
2027_Commonwealth_Youth_Games
Sporting event delegation
India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games which were held in Delhi from 3 to 14 October 2010. India won 101 medals in total, including 38 Gold medals, enabling
India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
India_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games
Empire and Commonwealth Games flag (1954–1966) British Commonwealth Games flag (1970–1974) Commonwealth Games flag (1978–1998) Commonwealth Games flag (2002–2018)
Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations
Flag_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
2026 Commonwealth Games will be the 11th appearance of Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games. The gymnastics competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will
Gymnastics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the seventh appearance of Netball at the Commonwealth Games. The sport was one of the 21 sports contested at
Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Netball_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
The Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were an international, multi-sport event involving athletes with a disability from the Commonwealth countries. The event
Commonwealth_Paraplegic_Games
Organization that prepares national teams for the Commonwealth Games
both the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games. The associations are subject to the rules of, and report to, the Commonwealth Games Federation
Commonwealth Games Association
Commonwealth_Games_Association
Basketball at the Commonwealth Games has been held three times, with regular full-court basketball included in 2006 and 2018, and 3x3 introduced in 2022
Basketball at the Commonwealth Games
Basketball_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Swimming is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's
Swimming at the Commonwealth Games
Swimming_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
quadrennial Commonwealth Games. Artistic gymnastics was a core discipline of the Commonwealth Games between 2002 and 2022 and was required by the Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
England competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Having competed at every Games since their 1930 inauguration
England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
England_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will be the country's 23rd participation at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at
Canada at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Canada_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Youth sporting event in Trinidad and Tobago
The 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the VII Commonwealth Youth Games and informally as Trinbago 2023, were a youth sporting event for
2023_Commonwealth_Youth_Games
Sporting event delegation
at the Games, then titled the British Empire Games, in 1930; and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games. The others
Australia at the Commonwealth Games
Australia_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018. It was India's 17th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. With 26 Gold
India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
India_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games
Netball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be the eighth appearance of netball at the Commonwealth Games. The sport will be one of the eleven sports
Netball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Netball_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
the 1966 Commonwealth Games and has been contested in 14 consecutive Commonwealth Games since. Badminton was added to the Commonwealth Games program in
Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
Badminton_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Since 1978, the Commonwealth Games have had an official mascot in each edition, although prior editions have also had unofficial mascots. List of Olympic
List of Commonwealth Games mascots
List_of_Commonwealth_Games_mascots
Sporting event delegation
Australia will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, between 23 July 2026 and 2 August 2026. It will be Australia's
Australia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Australia_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Scotland will compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow between 23 July and 2 August 2026 as host. It will be Scotland's fourth appearance as host
Scotland at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Scotland_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
been contested at the Commonwealth Games at every games since 1966 with the exception of the 1970 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. Events were open until
Shooting at the Commonwealth Games
Shooting_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. The Commonwealth Games is
England at the Commonwealth Games
England_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
2026 Commonwealth Games will be the 20th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The weightlifting competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting association
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England. The company is responsible for supporting and managing the
Commonwealth_Games_England
the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in Delhi, India. Tennis has not been on the program since 2014. Updated after the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games
Tennis at the Commonwealth Games
Tennis_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales. The Commonwealth Games is
Scotland at the Commonwealth Games
Scotland_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of Netball at the Commonwealth Games. The sport was one of the ten core sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Netball_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games
the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the 22nd appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. The swimming events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were held
Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Swimming_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Edinburgh, Scotland
British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted
1970 British Commonwealth Games
1970_British_Commonwealth_Games
2010 Commonwealth Games was the 16th appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, returning after being left out the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The
Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Wrestling_at_the_2010_Commonwealth_Games
Symbolic head of association of independent states
head of the Commonwealth is the ceremonial leader who symbolises "the free association of independent member nations" of the Commonwealth of Nations,
Head_of_the_Commonwealth
to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will mark the country's 17th participation at the games, after making its debut
Uganda at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Uganda_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be the 23rd appearance of Swimming at the Commonwealth Games. The swimming competition will be among the sports
Swimming at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Swimming_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Cardiff, Wales
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
Sports association in Australia
Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) is the Commonwealth Games Association for Australia, and is responsible for representing and promoting the Commonwealth
Commonwealth_Games_Australia
Judo competition
sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It was first competed as a demonstration sport at the 1986 Games before being included in the
Judo at the Commonwealth Games
Judo_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Ranking of participants by medal total from all past competitions
the Commonwealth Games since the first British Empire Games in 1930. The table is updated as of 8 August 2022, the day the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
All-time Commonwealth Games medal table
All-time_Commonwealth_Games_medal_table
2022 Commonwealth Games was the 19th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The weightlifting events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were
Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
2026 Commonwealth Games will be the 23rd appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The boxing competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will
Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Boxing_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
An extensive bidding process for the 2026 Commonwealth Games began in 2018 and concluded in 2022 with the state of Victoria, Australia, being announced
Bids for the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Bids_for_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Boxing competitions
Boxing is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's
Boxing at the Commonwealth Games
Boxing_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
the Commonwealth Games official programme from 1950 to 1970. Since 1970, as the Commonwealth Games Federation recognised sport, the Commonwealth Fencing
Fencing at the Commonwealth Games
Fencing_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Commonwealth Games sport
Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's
Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games
Lawn_bowls_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
contested at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the twenty-second staging of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games having featured
Bowls at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Bowls_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Multi-sport event in Vancouver, Canada
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1954_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will mark the country's 19th appearance at the Commonwealth Games after making its debut
Jamaica at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Jamaica_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
International organization
direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is the governing body of the Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA). The headquarters
Commonwealth_Sport
Topics referred to by the same term
1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in Vancouver, B.C. 1978 Commonwealth Games, in Edmonton, Alberta 1994 Commonwealth Games, in Victoria, B.C. Halifax
Canadian_Commonwealth_Games
the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be the sixth appearance of Judo at the Commonwealth Games. The judo competitions at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be
Judo at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Judo_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It was first granted Commonwealth Games sport status in 2002, and has been held
Triathlon at the Commonwealth Games
Triathlon_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must
Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
meetings, such as the Commonwealth Games, held once every four years. The symbol of this free association is the Head of the Commonwealth, currently King Charles
Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
Member_states_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
Sporting event delegation
has competed in 14 of the 22 Commonwealth Games, from 1954. Its most successful games have been the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, where it was 4th in
Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games
Pakistan_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Gymnastics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the tenth appearance of Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games. The gymnastics competition was held in Birmingham
Gymnastics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
Australian swimmer (born 1991)
silver and three bronze, spanning the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and the Pan Pacific Championships. He retired on 5 June 2019. At
James_Magnussen
International netball competition
Netball at the Commonwealth Games, together with the Netball World Cup, is one of the two major tournaments in international netball. All the major netball
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Netball_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
International athletics championship event
2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. As a founding sport, athletics has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games; the
Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Athletics_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games
Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the 11th appearance of Badminton at the Commonwealth Games, Competition took place in Melbourne, Australia
Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Badminton_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games
compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will mark the British Crown Dependency's 18th participation at the games, after making its
Jersey at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Jersey_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was the 15th appearance of Badminton at the Commonwealth Games. The badminton competition was one of the sports
Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Badminton_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will mark the country's 18th appearance at the Commonwealth Games after making its debut
Singapore at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Singapore_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will be the country's 20th appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having made its debut
Guyana at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Guyana_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, the others being Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland. At the Commonwealth Games, Wales takes
Wales at the Commonwealth Games
Wales_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. It was Australia's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since
Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Australia_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. This will mark the country's eighth participation at the games, after making its debut
Cameroon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Cameroon_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
International cricket tournament
the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, during July and August 2022. It was cricket's first inclusion in the Commonwealth Games since a List
Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Cricket_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games
Sporting event delegation
Canada has participated in every Commonwealth Games since the first ever British Empire Games held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930, one of only six countries
Canada at the Commonwealth Games
Canada_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
Scotland competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games as the host nation in Edinburgh from 24 July to 2 August, the second time the games were held in Edinburgh.
Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Scotland_at_the_1986_Commonwealth_Games
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a piece of ground used for playing games, from Middle English pleye ‘play’ + sted(e) ‘place’, hence ‘place for play or sport’. In some cases it may be a habitational name from Chapel Plaster in Box, Wiltshire. Compare Plaster 2.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Lord Gamesha
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from various places, for example Penn in Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire, named with the Celtic element pen ‘hill’, which was apparently adopted in Old English.English : metonymic occupational name for an impounder of stray animals, from Middle English, Old English penn ‘(sheep) pen’.English : pet form of Parnell.German : from Sorbian pien ‘tree stump’, probably a nickname for a short stocky person.Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.The Commonwealth of PA was founded in 1681 by an English Quaker, William Penn (1644–1718), who was born in London into a family of Gloucestershire origin. His grandfather was a merchant and sea captain, and his father was an admiral on the Parliamentary side during the Civil War, who later served King Charles II after the Restoration. Because of his father’s services to the crown, Penn the younger received a grant of a vast tract of land in North America, formerly part of New Netherland, which later became the state of PA.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish
Spanish : variant of Gámez (see Gamez).English : variant of Game.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Girl/Female
Arabic, Parsi
Fair; Black-haired Women; Sun; Fortune
Female
English
English color and flower name derived from the vocabulary word, from Anglo-Saxon lavendre, from Late Latin lavendula which may ultimately derive from lividus, LAVENDER means "bluish, livid." Since 1840, the word has had the meaning "pale purple."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu
Krishnas mother
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Biblical
Island of help.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Topmost Part of the Tower of a Temple
Boy/Male
British, Egyptian, English, Russian
Gentle Man
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hansdhwani | ஹஂஸà¯à®¤à¯à®µà®¾à®¨à¯€Â
Vocal sound of swan
Boy/Male
Tamil
Small baby
Girl/Female
Hindu
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES
n.
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.
n.
The whole body of people in a state; the public.
n. pl.
Festival games celebrated once in three years.
n.
Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked.
n.
A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.
n.
The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively.
a.
Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game of cards.
n.
In the United States, one of the commonwealth, or bodies politic, the people of which make up the body of the nation, and which, under the national constitution, stands in certain specified relations with the national government, and are invested, as commonwealth, with full power in their several spheres over all matters not expressly inhibited.
n.
In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.
n.
A series of as many games as may be necessary to enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce.
n.
The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.
n.
The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage.
a.
A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2.
superl.
In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed.
n.
Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general.
n.
Commonwealth.
n.
That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required; a bank.
n.
a general assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the commonwealth; also, a local court.
n.
Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659.
n.
A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.