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| com·mune [ kóm yn ] (plural com·munes) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. communal group: a mutually supportive community in which possessions and responsibilities are shared
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2. people living in commune: a group of families or individual people living in a commune
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3. small administrative district: the smallest administrative district of some countries such as France, Italy, and Switzerland, governed by a mayor and a council
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| [Late 17th century. Via French< medieval Latin communia< Latin communis "common"] |
