Definition of communes Communes
/kɑˈmjunz/ - [kamyunz] -
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What does communes mean?
Wiktionary 
- communes (Noun)
Plural of commune.
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NounPlural: communes |
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| commune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries | ||
| administrative district, administrative division, territorial division a district defined for administrative purposes | ||
| belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization | ||
| french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe | ||
| italia, italian republic, italy a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD | ||
| schweiz, suisse, svizzera, swiss confederation, switzerland a landlocked federal republic in central Europe | ||
| commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything | ||
| assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place | ||
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| commune - receive Communion, in the Catholic church | ||
| communicate | ||
| covenant enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world" | ||
| commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature" | ||
| intercommunicate, communicate be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate" | ||
| pray address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord" | ||
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Wiktionary
- commune (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. - commune (Noun)
A local political division in many European countries. - commune (Noun)
The commonalty; the common people. - commune (Noun)
communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. - commune (Verb)
To communicate with spiritually; to be together with; to contemplate or absorb.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- commune (v. i.)
To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel. - commune (v. i.)
To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord's supper. - commune (n.)
Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. - commune (n.)
The commonalty; the common people. - commune (n.)
A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement. - commune (n.)
Absolute municipal self-government.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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commune
kom′ūn, n. a corporation: in France, a territorial division governed by a mayor.—The Commune at Paris in 1871 was a revolt against the national government, the principle of the revolt being that each city or district should be ruled independently by its own commune or local government.—adj. Commū′nal (also Comm′unal).—ns. Communalisā′tion; Commū′nalism; Commū′nalist. [Fr. commune. See Common.] -
commune
kom-ūn′, v.i. to converse or talk together: to have intercourse: to receive Holy Communion.—ns. Comm′une, converse: talk; Commun′ing, conversing: communion. [O. Fr. comuner, to share—comun, common.]
