commune
noun/ˈkɒmjuːn/
/ˈkɑːmjuːn/
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a group of people who live together and share responsibilities, possessions, etc.
- a 1970s hippy commune
- She lives in a commune.
- The commune is/are part of a social movement of the poor that fights for housing and human dignity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hippy
- join
- belong to
- form
- …
- in a/the commune
- on a/the commune
- the smallest division of local government in France and some other countries
Word Originnoun late 17th cent. (in sense (2)): from French, from medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of Latin communis ‘common’.
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