Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obьťina.

By surface analysis, общ (obšt) +‎ -щина (-ština).

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Noun

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община́ (obštináf

  1. municipality (administrative unit in which local self-government is carried out, subdivision of an area)
    Великотърновска общинаVelikotǎrnovska obštinaVeliko Tarnovo Municipality
  2. town hall (premises where the management of such an administrative unit is located)
  3. community (political and economic community among the ancient peoples)

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References

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  • община”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • община”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic обьщина (obĭščina), from Old Church Slavonic обьщина (obĭština), from Proto-Slavic *obьťina. Doublet of обчи́на (občína).

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  • общи́на: IPA(key): [ɐpˈɕːinə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • о́бщина: IPA(key): [ˈopɕːɪnə]

Noun

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общи́на (obščínaf inan (genitive общи́ны, nominative plural общи́ны, genitive plural общи́н, relational adjective общи́нный)

  1. commune, collective society (primitive, often clan-based, society with collective ownership of the means of production)
  2. (religion) community of believers

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Noun

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общи́на or о́бщина (obščína or óbščinaf inan (genitive общи́ны or о́бщины, nominative plural общи́ны or о́бщины, genitive plural общи́н or о́бщин)

  1. community

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian общи́на (obščína), from Old East Slavic обьщина (obĭščina), from Old Church Slavonic обьщина (obĭština), from Proto-Slavic *obьťina.

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общи́на (obščýnaf inan (genitive общи́ни, nominative plural общи́ни, genitive plural общи́н, relational adjective общи́нний)

  1. (historical) collective society (primitive, often clan-based, society with collective ownership of the means of production)
  2. (historical) a commune of peasants
  3. (rare) community
    Synonym: (more common) грома́да (hromáda)

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Further reading

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