общественный — meaning in English

English meaning

• communal adjective Shared by everyone in a group or community; not privately owned.
• public adj Open and visible to everyone; not hidden or private.
• social adj Relating to society, communities, or how people interact with each other.

Senses

общественный is used for these senses in English:

• communal Shared by a community; public.
• public Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view. [from 14th c.]
• public Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
• public Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.]
• public Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization. [from 15th c.]

public — full definition

1. adj Open and visible to everyone; not hidden or private.
2. adj Provided by the government for use by the whole community, funded by taxes.
3. adj Relating to a company whose shares are traded on the stock market.
4. noun Ordinary people in general; the community as a whole.

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