public library

English

Noun

public library (plural public libraries)

1. A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

Antonyms

• private library Either of: a library often open to the public, but privately funded, or one's personal library.

Translations

library provided as a public service

• Finnish: kirjasto (fi), yleinen kirjasto (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: δημοσία βιβλιοθήκη f (dēmosía bibliothḗkē)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: közkönyvtár (hu)
• Swedish: folkbibliotek n
• Welsh: llyfrgell gyhoeddus (cy) f