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 *A term used in the official names of four states in the United States: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
-commorantes
+===== commorantes =====
-    Latin word for "living, residing."
+*Latin word for "living, residing."
-Commot
+===== Commot =====
-    An early Welsh administrative division that was part of a cantrev.
+*An early Welsh administrative division that was part of a cantrev.
-Commstock Load
+===== Comstock Load =====
-    Named for Henry Comstock (nicknamed "Old Pancake"). In 1859 he held the rights to a large silver deposit in the mines of Virginia City, Nevada, but later sold the rights for almost nothing.
+*Named for Henry Comstock (nicknamed "Old Pancake"). In 1859 he held the rights to a large silver deposit in the mines of Virginia City, Nevada, but later sold the rights for almost nothing.
-communauté
+===== communauté =====
-    French word for "community (of goods), religious community."
+*French word for "community (of goods), religious community."
 ===== Commune  =====