🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

공공 건물

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gonggong geonmul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Communal building/kəˈmjuː.nəl ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"주민들은 공공 건물에서 모임을 가졌다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A facility or structure owned, maintained, or used collectively by the members of a community for social, cultural, or administrative activities.

    "The local residents gathered in the communal building to discuss the upcoming neighborhood improvement project."
  2. 2

    A shared facility within a housing complex or village used for communal services and recreation.

    "The housing cooperative features a central communal building containing a library, laundry facilities, and a meeting hall."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'communis' (common, shared) via Old French 'communal', combined with the Germanic root 'build' from Old English 'byldan'. Historically evolved to describe public structures serving collective community needs and social gatherings.

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