la

feminine

/kɔ.my.no.te/

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Translation

community

Word origin

From Latin communitas, communitatem ('fellowship, a body of people sharing something'), from communis ('shared, common'). English 'community' comes through Old French from the same noun.

Origin: Latin
Root: communitatem
English cognates: community, common, communal, commune

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcommunautés

Examples

' reconstruire l'.

The village community came together to rebuild the school.

cette .

There is a small French community in this town.

The scientific community remains cautious about these results.

They have been living communally for ten years.

The mayor wants to create a garden for the whole community.

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This word is part of lesson 40.