"comune" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈmuːneɪ/ Audio: En-us-comune.oga [US] Forms: comuni [plural], comunes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian comune. Doublet of commune. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|comune}} Italian comune, {{doublet|en|commune}} Doublet of commune Head templates: {{en-noun|comuni|s}} comune (plural comuni or comunes)
  1. the smallest civil administrative unit in Italy, a municipality in Italy Synonyms: municipality
    Sense id: en-comune-en-noun-RN9uGtKW Categories (other): Administrative divisions Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 47 53
  2. civil administrative unit in Switzerland, a municipality in Switzerland Synonyms: municipality
    Sense id: en-comune-en-noun-tYX68~JF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Administrative divisions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (smallest Italian civil administrative unit): comune [masculine] (Italian), コムーネ (komūne) (Japanese), коммуна (kommuna) (Kazakh)
Disambiguation of 'smallest Italian civil administrative unit': 52 48

Inflected forms

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