commune

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (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.
2. (countable, uncountable) A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam).
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The commonalty; the common people.
4. (obsolete, uncountable) Communion; sympathetic conversation between friends.
5. (countable, historical, uncountable) A self-governing city or league of citizens.

Verb

1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
2. (intransitive) To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb.
3. (intransitive) To receive the communion.

Concepts

commune

municipalité

communiquer

autorité locale

discuter avec sincérité

communauté

niveau local

communier

Synonymes

communicate

municipality

community

converse

township

consult

confer

communion

commonalty

liaison

local authority

municipal

priory

rapport

communication

society

borough

local level

chat

commerce

communal

county

discuss

field

intercourse

kingdom

Traductions

comune

comuna

Kommune

Gemeinde

comungar

gemeente

kommunizieren

comunidad

κοινότητα

επικοινωνώ

συσκέπτομαι

município

كُومْيُون

δήμος

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒmjuːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: commune

Hérité de moyen anglais: communen

In summary

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.