| Commune 1. (v. i.) To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel. 2. (v. i.) To receive the communion; to partake of the Eucharist or Lord's supper. 3. (n.) Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. 4. (n.) The commonalty; the common people. 5. (n.) A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement. 6. (n.) Absolute municipal self-government. Thesaurus Entries Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, ashram, bailiwick, bishopric, body, borough, canton, caste, city, clan, class, colony, commonage, commoners, commonwealth, community, congressional district, constablewick, county, departement, diocese, district, duchy, economic class, electoral district, electorate, endogamous group, extended family, family, gens, government, hamlet, hundred, kinship group, magistracy, metropolis, metropolitan area, moiety, nuclear family, oblast, okrug, order, parish, people, phratria, phratry, phyle, plebeians, plebes, populace, precinct, principality, province, rank and file, region, riding, settlement, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, social class, society, soke, stake, state, subcaste, territory, third estate, totem, town, township, village, wapentake, ward |