commune

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

commune

comune

comuna

Kommune

Gemeinde

gemeente

συσκέπτομαι

κοινότητα

kommunizieren

comungar

επικοινωνώ

comunidad

municipalité

كُومْيُون

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒmjuːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: commune

Inherited from Middle English: 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.