"public library" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: public libraries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} public library (plural public libraries)
  1. A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture. Wikipedia link: public library Translations (library provided as a public service): δημοσία βιβλιοθήκη (dēmosía bibliothḗkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), folkebibliotek [neuter] (Danish), openbare bibliotheek [feminine] (Dutch), rahvaraamatukogu (Estonian), avalik raamatukogu (Estonian), kirjasto (Finnish), yleinen kirjasto (Finnish), bibliothèque publique [feminine] (French), öffentliche Bibliothek [feminine] (German), közkönyvtár (Hungarian), publiskā bibliotēka [feminine] (Latvian), sabiedriskā bibliotēka [feminine] (Latvian), biblioteka publiczna [feminine] (Polish), biblioteca pública [feminine] (Portuguese), публи́чная библиоте́ка (publíčnaja bibliotéka) [feminine] (Russian), обще́ственная библиоте́ка (obščéstvennaja bibliotéka) [feminine] (Russian), folkbibliotek [neuter] (Swedish), публі́чна бібліоте́ка (publíčna bibliotéka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), llyfrgell gyhoeddus [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-public_library-en-noun-FTHouBUL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "library provided as a public service",
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "library provided as a public service",
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      "word": "llyfrgell gyhoeddus"
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