英語翻譯：

nation; state

例句：

1. 英聯(lián)邦同意和這個國家訂約。
   The Commonwealth agreed to make a compact with this country.
2. 那孩子費勁地奏完一支肖邦的曲子。
   The child stumbled through a piece by Chopin.
3. 南部邦聯(lián)被北方打敗了。
   The Confederacy was defeated by the northern states.
4. 英聯(lián)邦在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)前曾是一個強大的帝國。
   The United Kingdom was a mighty empire before World War I.