κοινότητα

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κοινότης (koinótēs) (accusative κοινότητᾰ (koinótēta)), with semantic loan from French communauté and commune.[1] By surface analysis, κοινός (koinós) +‎ -ότητα (-ótita).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ciˈno.ti.ta/
  • Hyphenation: κοι‧νό‧τη‧τα

Noun[edit]

κοινότητα (koinótitaf (plural κοινότητες)

  1. community (a group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition)
    Γίνετε μέλος της κοινότητάς μας.
    Gínete mélos tis koinótitás mas.
    Become a member of our community.
    Ευρωπαϊκή Οικονομική Κοινότητα
    Evropaïkí Oikonomikí Koinótita
    European Economic Community
  2. (government) community, commune (administrative division)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ κοινότηταΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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