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   Com·mune

   /ˈkäˌmyo͞on/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities: "she went to California and joined a commune"
   • ▪ a communal settlement in a communist country: "we all went out of Beijing by bus to spend a morning at a commune"
   • 2. the smallest French territorial division for administrative purposes: "very few of the abbey's vineyards were actually located within the commune of Hautvillers"
   • ▪ a territorial division similar to a French commune in other countries.
   • 3. the group that seized the municipal government of Paris in the French Revolution and played a leading part in the Reign of Terror until suppressed in 1794.
   • ▪ the municipal government organized on communalistic principles elected in Paris in 1871. It was soon brutally suppressed by government troops.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French, use as noun of the feminine of commun (adjective), from Latin communis (see common).

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   com· mune ˈkäm-ˌyün. kə-ˈmyün, kä- 1. : the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe. 2. : commonalty sense 1a. 3. : community: such as. a. : a medieval usually municipal corporation.

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   Commune definition: to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.. See examples of COMMUNE used in a sentence.

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   COMMUNE definition: 1. a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and…. Learn more.

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   COMMUNE meaning: 1. a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and…. Learn more.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of COMMUNE. [count] 1. : a group of people who live together and share responsibilities, possessions, etc. He's living in a religious commune. hippie communes. 2. : the smallest division of local government in some countries especially in Europe.

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   A commune is a group living situation where people share everything. Communes were popular with the peace-loving hippies of the 1960s. In Europe, a commune is a small administrative district.

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   1. countable noun. A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything. Mack lived in a commune. 2. countable noun. In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council. 3. verb.

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   A commune is a group of people who live together and share many of their possessions and responsibilities. [...] More. Definitions of 'Commune' French history. 1. See Paris Commune [...] 2. a committee that governed Paris during the French Revolution and played a leading role in the Reign of Terror: suppressed 1794. [...] More.

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    the smallest division of local government in France and some other countries. Definition of commune noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    COMMUNE definition: a group of people who live together, sharing the work and the things they own. Learn more.