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   commune

   /ˈkɒmjuːn/

   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 that was 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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   What does it mean if a person lives in a commune?

   • A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything. Mack lived in a commune. In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council. If you say that someone is communing with an animal or spirit, or with nature, you mean that they appear to be communicating with it.

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   What is a commune in Italy?

   • A commune is also a group of people who live and work together and share responsibilities. In Italy, the commune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions. While the commune system is no longer common in China, knowledge of what it entailed is essential for an understanding of the country today.

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   What does join a commune mean?

   • join a commune She left her husband to join a women's commune. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: commune with Lying naked in the grass, among the trees and birds, he felt he was communing with nature. A commune is also a group of people who live and work together and share responsibilities.

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   • Communes were popular with the peace-loving hippies of the 1960s. In Europe, a commune is a small administrative district. But in America, it's a way of life. A bunch of people with similar beliefs might all decide to get a big house and live communally, sharing the cooking, bills, and everything else.

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   How do you pronounce the word 'community'?

   • Word forms: communes , communes , communing , communed pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (kɒmjuːn ). The verb is pronounced (kəmjuːn ). A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything. Mack lived in a commune. In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council.

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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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   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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   any small group of people having common interests or responsibilities. the smallest administrative unit in Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland, governed by a mayor and council. the government or inhabitants of a commune. a medieval town enjoying a large degree of autonomy.

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   A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything. 2. In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council.