yksityinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• esoteric adj Understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest.
• private adj Belonging to a particular person or group, rather than the public or the state.
• privy adj Having private or secret knowledge of something, especially information not shared with everyone.

Senses

yksityinen is used for these senses in English:

• esoteric Confidential; private.
• non-governmental Not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.
• private Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
• private Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
• privy (now, _, chiefly, _, historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]

private — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a particular person or group, rather than the public or the state.
2. adj Not meant to be shared or known publicly; confidential.
3. adj Secluded from view or disturbance by others.
4. noun The lowest-ranking soldier in an army.

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