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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries公有の
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōyū no
"その施設は公有の財産である。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Owned by the state, government, or the general public rather than by private individuals or shareholders.
"The city council decided to keep the publically-owned transit system under municipal control." - 2
Referring to a corporation whose shares are traded on a stock exchange and held by the general public.
"After years as a private startup, the tech firm finally became a publicly-owned company."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'publicly', stemming from Latin publicus (pertaining to the people), and 'owned', from Old English āgen (possessed). The hyphenated compound adjective gained widespread economic and political currency in the 20th century to describe state or community-held assets and enterprises.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Publicly-owned" is said worldwide
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public
Transliteration: py-blik
"Cette entreprise est une entité publique."
öffentlich
Transliteration: œf.fent.lɪç
"Das Gebäude ist in öffentlicher Hand."
pubblico
Transliteration: ˈpub.bli.ko
"Questo servizio è di proprietà pubblica."
de propiedad pública
Transliteration: de pro.pjeˈdad ˈpu.βli.ka
"La red ferroviaria es de propiedad pública."
público
Transliteration: ˈpu.bli.ku
"A empresa é de capital público."
सार्वजनिक स्वामित्व वाला
Transliteration: sarvajanik svamitva vala
"यह एक सार्वजनिक स्वामित्व वाला उद्यम है।"
公有的
Transliteration: gōng yǒu de
"这家医院是一家公有机构。"
공유의
Transliteration: gong-yu-ui
"이 도로는 공유의 자산입니다."
公有の
Transliteration: kōyū no
"その施設は公有の財産である。"
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