община

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obьťina.

• IPA^(key): [opʃtiˈna]
• Rhymes: -na

община́ • (obštiná) f

1. municipality (administrative unit in which local self-government is carried out, subdivision of an area)

   Великотърновска община ― Velikotǎrnovska obština ― Veliko 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)

• “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

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

• общи́на: IPA^(key): [ɐpˈɕːinə]

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• о́бщина: IPA^(key): [ˈopɕːɪnə]

общи́на • (obščína) f 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

общи́на or о́бщина • (obščína or óbščina) f inan (genitive общи́ны or о́бщины, nominative plural общи́ны or о́бщины, genitive plural общи́н or о́бщин)

1. community

• общи́нный (obščínnyj)

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

• IPA^(key): [ɔbʃˈt͡ʃɪnɐ]

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общи́на • (obščýna) f 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)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “общи́на”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “общи́на”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “общи́на”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka