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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllmende
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈalˌmɛndə
"Die Allmende wurde früher von allen Dorfbewohnern gemeinsam genutzt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Land owned by a person or local authority over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as grazing livestock or collecting wood.
"Local villagers used the common land to graze their sheep." - 2
Land belonging to the public at large or shared collectively by a community.
"The community fought to protect the local common land from commercial developers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'commoun' (from Old French comun, Latin communis) combined with 'land' (from Old English land). Historically refers to tracts of land owned by a lord or sovereign over which other people ('commoners') have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Common land" is said worldwide
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terrain communal
Transliteration: tɛ.ʁɛ̃ kɔ.my.nal
"Les villageois font paître leurs bêtes sur le terrain communal."
Allmende
Transliteration: ˈalˌmɛndə
"Die Allmende wurde früher von allen Dorfbewohnern gemeinsam genutzt."
terreno comunale
Transliteration: terˈrɛːno komuˈnaːle
"Il pascolo si trova sul terreno comunale."
terreno comunal
Transliteration: teˈreno koˈmunal
"El ganado pasta libremente en el terreno comunal."
terreno comunal
Transliteration: tɨˈʁe.nu ku.muˈnal
"A comunidade usa o terreno comunal para eventos."
सामूहिक भूमि
Transliteration: samuhik bhumi
"गाँव के लोग सामूहिक भूमि पर अपने पशु चराते हैं।"
公有地
Transliteration: gōng yǒu dì
"村民们在公有地上放牧牛羊。"
공유지
Transliteration: gong-yu-ji
"마을 주민들은 공유지를 공동으로 사용합니다."
入会地
Transliteration: iriai-chi
"村人たちは入会地で薪を集めた。"
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