Italian word
comune
municipality, town/city administrative unit; also 'common / shared'
Looks like
common / commune
commune = a small community sharing resources; common = shared
⚠️ The trap
'Comune' in Italian means both the administrative unit (equivalent to a municipality) AND the adjective 'common/shared'. English 'commune' has a hippy/socialist connotation. Italian 'comune' is simply the standard local government unit.
To say "commune = a small community sharing resources; common = shared" in Italian:
comune
"comune" in English means:
municipality, town/city administrative unit; also 'common / shared'
Example
"Il comune di Roma ha più di due milioni e mezzo di abitanti."
"The municipality of Rome has more than two and a half million inhabitants."
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