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people's commune

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
peo-ple's -com-mune
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1983.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 人民公社 (rénmín gōngshè).

Inflected Forms

people's communes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does people's commune mean?
An administrative level in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from 1958 to 1983.
Where does people's commune come from?
Calque from Chinese 人民公社 (rénmín gōngshè).

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