public domain

Meaning

1. (also, attributive, uncountable) Often preceded by in the.
2. (also, attributive, specifically, uncountable) Often preceded by in the.
3. (also, attributive, uncountable) Often preceded by in the.
4. (US, especially, uncountable) Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership (for example, unowned prairie in the southwestern and western United States).

Synonyms

𐐹𐐲𐐺𐑊𐐮𐐿 𐐼𐐬𐑋𐐩𐑌

public property

crown land

crown property

royal domain

Translations

dominio público

domaine public

Gemeinfreiheit

domini públic

domínio público

Gemeingut

kamu malı

publiek domein

gemeinfrei

dominio pubblico

pubblico dominio

domínio público

domínio público

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/

Etymology

From public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”).

Sentences

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