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Communes Meaning in English

word · lemma: commune

ˈkɑmjunz/, /kəmˈjunz
KOM-yoonz, kuh-MYOONZ
ˈkɒmjuːnz
KOM-yoonz

التعريف

Communes are groups of people living together and sharing resources, or administrative districts in some countries, especially in France.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used for both intentional communities (shared living) and administrative units. In the context of France or Italy, often means a municipality. In English, 'commune' can also imply a more alternative, often rural, lifestyle choice. Not the same as 'community'—more formal or organized.

جمل نموذجية

Many young people joined communes in the 1970s.

basic

French communes are the smallest administrative units in the country.

basic

People in communes often cook and eat meals together.

basic

After college, she spent a year living in different communes around Europe.

natural

The law in France gives local communes certain powers over schools and roads.

natural

Some modern eco-villages operate like old-fashioned communes.

natural