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Ireland, Northern-England:/ˈpʊblɪk/
rhymes with -ʌblɪk
CMU ARPABET:P AH1 B L IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
public library public park
Meaning relationships
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3
adj
Meaning 3
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.
Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
public housing public officer public prosecutor public servant
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Pertaining to a person in the capacity in which they deal with other people on a formal or official basis, as opposed to a personal or private capacity; official, professional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
public face public image
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7
adj
Meaning 7
Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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8
adj
Meaning 8
Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
adj
Meaning 9
Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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10
adj
Meaning 10
Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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11
adj
Meaning 11
In some older universities in the United Kingdom: open or pertaining to the whole university, as opposed to a constituent college or an individual staff member or student.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Topics: education
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12
adj
Meaning 12
Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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13
adj
Meaning 13
Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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14
noun
Meaning 14
Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: readership, viewership
16
noun
Meaning 16
Ellipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: often public relations
Examples
the cinema-going public
the reading public
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
18
noun
Meaning 18
Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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19
noun
Meaning 19
Chiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commonweal, public interest, public good
Antonyms: none provided
20
noun
Meaning 20
At Harvard University: a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Qualifier: university slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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21
noun
Meaning 21
Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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22
noun
Meaning 22
An internet publication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
Qualifier: non-native speakers' English
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
23
verb
Meaning 23
To make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
24
adjective
Meaning 24
not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the public good
public libraries
public funds
public parks
a public scandal
public gardens
performers and members of royal families are public figures
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: private
25
adjective satellite
Meaning 25
affecting the people or community as a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
community leaders
community interests
the public welfare
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
26
noun
Meaning 26
a body of people sharing some common interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the reading public
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body
27
noun
Meaning 27
people in general considered as a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he is a hero in the eyes of the public
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: populace, world
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: people
Narrower terms: admass
History
Etymology
The adjective and noun are derived from Late Middle English publik, publike (“(adjective) generally observable, public; relating to the general public or public affairs; (noun) a generally observable place or situation”), from Anglo-Norman public, publik, publique, Middle French public, publique, and Old French public (“(adjective) generally observable, public; relating to the general public; official; (noun) community or its members collectively; nation, state; audience, spectators collectively”) (modern French public, publique (obsolete)); and from their etymon Latin pūblicus (“of or belonging to the community, people, or state; general, public”), an alteration of poplicus (influenced by pūbēs (“adult men; male population”)), from poplus (“community; the people, public; nation, state”) (later populus; from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”); further origin uncertain, possibly from Etruscan or from Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- (“to fill”)) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Related to people, populus, etc. The Middle English word displaced native Old English ceorlfolc and folclic. The verb is derived from the adjective.
Semantic loan from Russian па́блик (páblik) and Ukrainian па́блік (páblik, “public webpage on a blog or on social media”), both borrowed from English public: see etymology 1.
Across languages
Translations
379 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
ictimai
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Bashkir:
асыҡ
(asıq)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Bashkir:
халыҡ өсөн асыҡ
(xalıq ösön asıq)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Bulgarian:
пу́бличен
(públičen)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Bulgarian:
общодостъ́пен
(obštodostǎ́pen)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Catalan:
públic
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Dutch:
openbaar
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Esperanto:
publika
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Finnish:
julkinen
— able to be known or seen by everyone
French:
public
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Galician:
público
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Georgian:
საზოგადოებრივი
(sazogadoebrivi)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
German:
öffentlich
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Greek:
δημόσιος
(dimósios)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Gujarati:
જાહેર
(jāher)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Hebrew:
ציבורי
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Hebrew:
צִבּוּרִי
(tsiburí)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Hindi:
सार्वजनिक
(sārvajnik)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Hungarian:
nyilvános
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Khmer:
សាធារណៈ
(saathiərĕəʼnaʼ)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Lao:
ສາທາລະນະ
(sā thā la na)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Macedonian:
јавен
(javen)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Malay:
awam
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Māori:
marake
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Māori:
mārakerake
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Māori:
tūmatanui
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Neapolitan:
prubbeco
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Occitan:
public
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Portuguese:
público
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Romanian:
public
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Russian:
обще́ственный
(obščéstvennyj)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Russian:
общедосту́пный
(obščedostúpnyj)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̑внӣ
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Serbo-Croatian:
jȃvnī
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Spanish:
público
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Tagalog:
pangmadla
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Thai:
สาธารณะ
(sǎa-taa-rá-ná)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Ukrainian:
публі́чний
(publíčnyj)
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Zazaki:
xelq
— able to be known or seen by everyone
Albanian:
publik
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Arabic:
عُمُومِيّ
(ʕumūmiyy)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Armenian:
հասարակական
(hasarakakan)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Azerbaijani:
açıq
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Azerbaijani:
ellik
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Azerbaijani:
ictimai
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Azerbaijani:
ümumi
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Bashkir:
асыҡ
(asıq)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Belarusian:
публі́чны
(publíčny)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Belarusian:
грама́дскі
(hramádski)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Belarusian:
грама́дзкі
(hramádzki)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Bulgarian:
обще́ствен
(obštéstven)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Bulgarian:
публи́чен
(publíčen)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Chinese Cantonese:
公共
(gung1 gung6)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Chinese Mandarin:
公共
(gōnggòng)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Czech:
veřejný
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Danish:
offentlig
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Dutch:
publiek
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Dutch:
openbaar
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Esperanto:
publika
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Finnish:
julkinen
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Finnish:
yleinen
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
French:
public
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Georgian:
საყოველთაო
(saq̇oveltao)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Georgian:
საჯარო
(saǯaro)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
German:
öffentlich
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Greek:
δημόσιος
(dimósios)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Greek:
κοινός
(koinós)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Ancient Greek:
δημόσιος
(dēmósios)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Hebrew:
ציבורי
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Hebrew:
צִבּוּרִי
(tsiburí)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Hindi:
सार्वजनिक
(sārvajnik)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Hungarian:
köz-
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Hungarian:
közösségi
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Hungarian:
nyilvános
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Indonesian:
umum
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Irish:
poiblí
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Italian:
pubblico
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Japanese:
公共
(kōkyō)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Kazakh:
қоғамдық
(qoğamdyq)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Khmer:
សាធារណៈ
(saathiərĕəʼnaʼ)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Korean:
공공(公共)의
(gonggong-ui)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Kyrgyz:
коомдук
(koomduk)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Latin:
publicus
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Macedonian:
јавен
(javen)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Māori:
tūmatanui
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Norwegian Bokmål:
offentlig
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Iranian Persian:
عُمومی
(omumi)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Iranian Persian:
عَوامی
(avâmi)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Polish:
publiczny
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Portuguese:
público
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Romanian:
public
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Russian:
публи́чный
(publíčnyj)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Russian:
обще́ственный
(obščéstvennyj)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Russian:
откры́тый
(otkrýtyj)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Scottish Gaelic:
poblach
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̑внӣ
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Serbo-Croatian:
jȃvnī
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Slovak:
verejný
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Slovene:
javen
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Spanish:
público
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Swedish:
offentlig
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Tagalog:
pangmadla
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Tajik:
ҷамъиятӣ
(jam'iyati)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Tatar:
ачык
(açıq)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Telugu:
బాహాటము
(bāhāṭamu)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Ukrainian:
публі́чний
(publíčnyj)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Ukrainian:
грома́дський
(hromádsʹkyj)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Urdu:
عَوامی
('avāmī)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Urdu:
پَبْلِک
(pablik)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Urdu:
عُمُومی
('umūmī)
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Vietnamese:
công cộng
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Zazaki:
sariye
— open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it
Bulgarian:
публи́чен
(publíčen)
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Finnish:
pörssi-
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Greek:
κοινο-
(koino-)
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Hebrew:
ציבורי
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Hebrew:
צִבּוּרִי
(tsiburí)
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Hindi:
सार्वजनिक
(sārvajnik)
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Indonesian:
terbuka
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Korean:
상장(上場)의
(sangjang-ui)
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Telugu:
వేలం
(vēlaṁ)
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Zazaki:
sarvani
— of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly
Arabic:
عَلَنِيّ
(ʕalaniyy)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Arabic:
عَامّ
(ʕāmm)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Arabic:
عُمُومِيّ
(ʕumūmiyy)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Armenian:
հանրային
(hanrayin)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Assamese:
ৰাইজ
(raiz)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Azerbaijani:
ellik
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Azerbaijani:
ictimai
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Azerbaijani:
ümumi
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Belarusian:
грама́дскі
(hramádski)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Belarusian:
грама́дзкі
(hramádzki)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Breton:
foran
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Bulgarian:
обще́ствен
(obštéstven)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Catalan:
públic
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Chinese Cantonese:
公共
(gung1 gung6)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Chinese Mandarin:
公共
(gōnggòng)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Czech:
veřejný
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Danish:
offentlig
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Dutch:
publiek
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Dutch:
openbaar
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Esperanto:
publika
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Finnish:
julkinen
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
French:
public
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Galician:
público
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Georgian:
საყოველთაო
(saq̇oveltao)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Georgian:
საზოგადოებრივი
(sazogadoebrivi)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Georgian:
საჯარო
(saǯaro)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
German:
öffentlich
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Greek:
δημόσιος
(dimósios)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Greek:
κοινός
(koinós)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Ancient Greek:
δημόσιος
(dēmósios)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Hebrew:
ציבורי
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Hebrew:
צִבּוּרִי
(tsiburí)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Hindi:
जनता
(jantā)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Hungarian:
köz-
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Hungarian:
nyilvános
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Icelandic:
opinber
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Indonesian:
umum
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Irish:
poiblí
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Italian:
pubblico
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Japanese:
公衆の
(kōshū no)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Kazakh:
қоғамдық
(qoğamdyq)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Khmer:
សាធារណៈ
(saathiərĕəʼnaʼ)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Korean:
공중(公衆)의
(gongjung-ui)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Kyrgyz:
коомдук
(koomduk)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Lao:
ສາທາລະນະ
(sā thā la na)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Lao:
ມະຫາຊົນ
(ma hā son)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Latin:
publicus
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Macedonian:
публичен
(publičen)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Macedonian:
јавен
(javen)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Māori:
o te katoa
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Māori:
tūmatanui
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Norman:
publyi
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Norwegian Bokmål:
allmenn
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Norwegian Bokmål:
offentlig
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Iranian Persian:
عُمومی
(omumi)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Iranian Persian:
اِجْتِماعی
(ejtemâ'i)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Polish:
publiczny
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Portuguese:
público
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Romanian:
public
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Russian:
обще́ственный
(obščéstvennyj)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Scottish Gaelic:
poblach
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̑внӣ
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Serbo-Croatian:
jȃvnī
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Slovak:
verejný
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Slovene:
javen
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Spanish:
público
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Swedish:
allmän
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Swedish:
offentlig
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tagalog:
pangmadla
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tajik:
умумӣ
(umumi)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tajik:
оммавӣ
(ommavi)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tajik:
ҷамъиятӣ
(jam'iyati)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tajik:
ҷамоатӣ
(jamoati)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tajik:
иҷтимоӣ
(ijtimoyi)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Tarifit:
iwdan
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Telugu:
ప్రజా
(prajā)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Thai:
ประชาชน
(bprà-chaa-chon)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Thai:
มหาชน
(má-hǎa-chon)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Thai:
สาธารณชน
(sǎa-taa-rá-ná-chon)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Ukrainian:
грома́дський
(hromádsʹkyj)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Urdu:
اِجْتِماعی
(ijtimā'ī)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Urdu:
عُمُومی
('umūmī)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Uyghur:
جامائەت
(jama'et)
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Uzbek:
jamoat
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Vietnamese:
công cộng
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Zazaki:
deg
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Zazaki:
degme
— pertaining to people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people
Arabic:
عُمُومِيّ
(ʕumūmiyy)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Azerbaijani:
dövlət
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Belarusian:
публі́чны
(publíčny)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Belarusian:
грама́дскі
(hramádski)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Belarusian:
грама́дзкі
(hramádzki)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Bulgarian:
публи́чен
(publíčen)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Bulgarian:
обще́ствен
(obštéstven)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Czech:
veřejný
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Dutch:
overheids-
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Dutch:
staats-
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Finnish:
julkinen
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Finnish:
julkisoikeudellinen
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
French:
public
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Galician:
público
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Georgian:
სახელმწიფო
(saxelmc̣ipo)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Georgian:
საჯარო
(saǯaro)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Greek:
δημόσιος
(dimósios)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Ancient Greek:
δημόσιος
(dēmósios)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Hebrew:
ציבורי
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Hebrew:
צִבּוּרִי
(tsiburí)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Hindi:
सार्वजनिक
(sārvajnik)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Hungarian:
köz-
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Indonesian:
umum
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Irish:
poiblí
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Italian:
pubblico
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Khmer:
សាធារណៈ
(saathiərĕəʼnaʼ)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Latin:
publicus
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Macedonian:
јавен
(javen)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Polish:
publiczny
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Portuguese:
público
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Portuguese:
estatal
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Russian:
публи́чный
(publíčnyj)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Russian:
обще́ственный
(obščéstvennyj)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̑внӣ
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Serbo-Croatian:
jȃvnī
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Slovak:
verejný
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Slovene:
javen
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Spanish:
público
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Swedish:
statlig
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Tagalog:
pangmadla
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Telugu:
ప్రభుత్వ నిధి
(prabhutva nidhi)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Thai:
สาธารณะ
(sǎa-taa-rá-ná)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Ukrainian:
публі́чний
(publíčnyj)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Ukrainian:
грома́дський
(hromádsʹkyj)
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Zazaki:
dewlet
— officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community
Finnish:
julkinen
— (object-oriented programming) of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass
Finnish:
yleistä etua ajava
— seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation
Finnish:
kaikille avoin
— open or pertaining to the whole university, as opposed to a constituent college or an individual staff member or student
Albanian:
publik
— members of the community or the people in general
Arabic:
عَامَّة
(ʕāmma)
— members of the community or the people in general
Arabic:
جُمْهُور
(jumhūr)
— members of the community or the people in general
Armenian:
հասարակություն
(hasarakutʻyun)
— members of the community or the people in general
Azerbaijani:
camaat
— members of the community or the people in general
Azerbaijani:
ictimaiyyət
— members of the community or the people in general
Belarusian:
пу́бліка
(públika)
— members of the community or the people in general
Belarusian:
грама́дзкасць
(hramádzkascʹ)
— members of the community or the people in general
Bulgarian:
пу́блика
(públika)
— members of the community or the people in general
Bulgarian:
обще́ственост
(obštéstvenost)
— members of the community or the people in general
Chinese Cantonese:
公眾 /公众
(gung1 zung3)
— members of the community or the people in general
Chinese Cantonese:
大眾 /大众
(daai6 zung3)
— members of the community or the people in general
Chinese Mandarin:
公眾 /公众
(gōngzhòng)
— members of the community or the people in general
Chinese Mandarin:
大眾 /大众
(dàzhòng)
— members of the community or the people in general
Czech:
veřejnost
— members of the community or the people in general
Danish:
offentlighed
— members of the community or the people in general
Dutch:
publiek
— members of the community or the people in general
Esperanto:
publiko
— members of the community or the people in general
Estonian:
avalikkus
— members of the community or the people in general
Finnish:
yleisö
— members of the community or the people in general
French:
public
— members of the community or the people in general
Georgian:
პუბლიკა
(ṗubliḳa)
— members of the community or the people in general
Georgian:
საზოგადოება
(sazogadoeba)
— members of the community or the people in general
Georgian:
ხალხი
(xalxi)
— members of the community or the people in general
German:
Publikum
— members of the community or the people in general
German:
Öffentlichkeit
— members of the community or the people in general
Greek:
κοινό
(koinó)
— members of the community or the people in general
Haitian Creole:
piblik
— members of the community or the people in general
Hawaiian:
lehulehu
— members of the community or the people in general
Hebrew:
קהל
(kahál)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hebrew:
צִבּוּר
(tsibúr)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
जनता
(jantā)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
लोक
(lok)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
लोक-जन
(lok-jan)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
सर्वजन
(sarvajan)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
जनसाधारण
(jansādhāraṇ)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
जनसामान्य
(jansāmānya)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hindi:
अवाम
(avām)
— members of the community or the people in general
Hungarian:
nagyközönség
— members of the community or the people in general
Hungarian:
nyilvánosság
— members of the community or the people in general
Icelandic:
almenningur
— members of the community or the people in general
Indonesian:
publik
— members of the community or the people in general
Indonesian:
khalayak
— members of the community or the people in general
Irish:
an pobal
— members of the community or the people in general
Irish:
na daoine
— members of the community or the people in general
Italian:
pubblico
— members of the community or the people in general
Japanese:
公共
(kōkyō)
— members of the community or the people in general
Japanese:
大衆
(taishū)
— members of the community or the people in general
Kazakh:
әлеумет
(äleumet)
— members of the community or the people in general
Kazakh:
жұртшылық
(jūrtşylyq)
— members of the community or the people in general
Khmer:
បណ្ដារាស្ត្រ
(bɑɑbɑndaa riəh)
— members of the community or the people in general
Khmer:
មហាជន
(mɔhaacŭən)
— members of the community or the people in general
Khmer:
អ្នកផង
(nĕək phɑɑng)
— members of the community or the people in general
Khmer:
សាធារណជន
(saathiərĕəʼnaʼ cŭən)
— members of the community or the people in general
Korean:
대중
(daejung)
— members of the community or the people in general
Korean:
공공
(gonggong)
— members of the community or the people in general
Kyrgyz:
коомчулук
(koomculuk)
— members of the community or the people in general
Lao:
ສາທາລະນະ
(sā thā la na)
— members of the community or the people in general
Lao:
ສາທາລະນະຊົນ
(sā thā la na son)
— members of the community or the people in general
Latin:
publicum
— members of the community or the people in general
Latin:
vulgus
— members of the community or the people in general
Latvian:
publika
— members of the community or the people in general
Latvian:
sabiedrība
— members of the community or the people in general
Lithuanian:
publika
— members of the community or the people in general
Lithuanian:
visuomenė
— members of the community or the people in general
Macedonian:
јавност
(javnost)
— members of the community or the people in general
Māori:
marea
— members of the community or the people in general
Mongolian:
ард олон
(ard olon)
— members of the community or the people in general
Mongolian:
олон нийт
(olon niit)
— members of the community or the people in general
Norwegian Bokmål:
allmennhet
— members of the community or the people in general
Norwegian Bokmål:
offentligheten
— members of the community or the people in general
Old English:
folc
— members of the community or the people in general
Dari:
عُمُوم
(umūm)
— members of the community or the people in general
Iranian Persian:
عُموم
(omum)
— members of the community or the people in general
Polish:
publika
— members of the community or the people in general
Polish:
społeczeństwo
— members of the community or the people in general
Portuguese:
público
— members of the community or the people in general
Punjabi:
ਅਵਾਮ
(avām)
— members of the community or the people in general
Punjabi:
ਜਨਤਾ
(jantā)
— members of the community or the people in general
Romanian:
public
— members of the community or the people in general
Russian:
пу́блика
(públika)
— members of the community or the people in general
Russian:
наро́д
(naród)
— members of the community or the people in general
Russian:
обще́ственность
(obščéstvennostʹ)
— members of the community or the people in general
Scottish Gaelic:
sluagh
— members of the community or the people in general
Serbo-Croatian:
пу̀блика
— members of the community or the people in general
Serbo-Croatian:
ја́вно̄ст
— members of the community or the people in general
Serbo-Croatian:
pùblika
— members of the community or the people in general
Serbo-Croatian:
jávnōst
— members of the community or the people in general
Shan:
ၵူၼ်းမိူင်း
(kúun móeng)
— members of the community or the people in general
Slovak:
verejnosť
— members of the community or the people in general
Slovene:
javnost
— members of the community or the people in general
Spanish:
público
— members of the community or the people in general
Swahili:
umma
— members of the community or the people in general
Swedish:
allmänhet
— members of the community or the people in general
Tagalog:
bayan
— members of the community or the people in general
Tagalog:
madla
— members of the community or the people in general
Tajik:
умум
(umum)
— members of the community or the people in general
Telugu:
ప్రజలు
(prajalu)
— members of the community or the people in general
Thai:
ประชาชน
(bprà-chaa-chon)
— members of the community or the people in general
Thai:
มหาชน
(má-hǎa-chon)
— members of the community or the people in general
Thai:
สาธารณชน
(sǎa-taa-rá-ná-chon)
— members of the community or the people in general
Turkish:
halk
— members of the community or the people in general
Turkish:
kamu
— members of the community or the people in general
Turkmen:
köpçülik
— members of the community or the people in general
Ukrainian:
пу́бліка
(públika)
— members of the community or the people in general
Ukrainian:
грома́дськість
(hromádsʹkistʹ)
— members of the community or the people in general
Urdu:
عَوام
('avām)
— members of the community or the people in general
Urdu:
عُمُوم
('umūm)
— members of the community or the people in general
Uyghur:
ئاۋام
(awam)
— members of the community or the people in general
Uyghur:
جامائەت
(jama'et)
— members of the community or the people in general
Uyghur:
كۆپچىلىك
(köpchilik)
— members of the community or the people in general
Uzbek:
avom
— members of the community or the people in general
Uzbek:
jamoat
— members of the community or the people in general
Uzbek:
jamoatchilik
— members of the community or the people in general
Vietnamese:
công chúng
— members of the community or the people in general
Vietnamese:
xã hội
— members of the community or the people in general
Welsh:
cyhoedd
— members of the community or the people in general
Yiddish:
עולם
(oylem)
— members of the community or the people in general
Zazaki:
sar (diq)
— members of the community or the people in general
Zazaki:
şar (diq)
— members of the community or the people in general
Finnish:
pubin kaikille avoin osa
— more basic bar in a public house
Finnish:
yleisö
— particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic; (sociology) group of people sharing some common interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other