noun · countable / uncountable · rare

commune

commune · communes

громада

община, коммуна

Gemeinde, Kommune

A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and…A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.

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UK/ˈkɒmjuːn/US/ˈkɑmjuːn/

» The commune distributed the food fairly.

Die Kommune verteilte das Essen gerecht.

Коммуна раздала еду справедливо.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
общи́наobščína
(countable, uncountable)A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam).
Gemeinde, Kommune
комму́наkommúna, общи́наobščína
громадаhromada
(countable, historical, uncountable)A self-governing city or league of citizens.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The commonalty; the common people.
(obsolete, uncountable)Communion; sympathetic conversation between friends.

More definitions

a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
the smallest administrative district of several European countries

Examples

23 sentences

The commune distributed the food fairly.
ruКоммуна раздала еду справедливо.
deDie Kommune verteilte das Essen gerecht.
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Tom lives in a hippie commune.
ruТом живёт в коммуне у хиппи.
deTom lebt in eine Hippie-Kommune.
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This is a very friendly commune.
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Tom lives in a commune with hippies.
ruТом живёт в коммуне у хиппи.
deTom lebt in eine Hippie-Kommune.
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Tom and Mary lived in a commune.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

local political division in many European countries and their former colonies:

Русский

By meaning 2

small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community:

local political division in many European countries and their former colonies:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

local political division in many European countries and their former colonies:

Origin

From Middle English commune, comune, from Old French comune, commune, from Medieval Latin

From Middle English commune, comune, from Old French comune, commune, from Medieval Latin commūnia, from Latin commūne (“community, state”), from commūnis (“common”). Doublet of comune. See also community, communion, common.

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