commune
IPA: kˈɑmjun
noun
- A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
- A local political division in many European countries.
- (obsolete) The commonalty; the common people.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Communion; sympathetic conversation between friends.
- (historical) A self-governing city or league of citizens.
verb
- To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
- (intransitive, followed by with) To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb.
- (Christianity, intransitive) To receive the communion.
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Examples of "commune" in Sentences
- The commune borders the department of the Eure.
- The commune includes the locality of Antihuala.
- Candor is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
- Brusque is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
- Chilly is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.