English
rank|thus|order|near|286|public|others|anything|matter

Etymology
From L. publicus

Pronunciation
IPA|/�p�blɪk/, SAMPA|/"pVblIk/
audio|en-us-public.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: pub·lic

Adjective
wikipedia
en-adj

1. Pertaining to the affairs or official affairs of all people, not just those of a private group; contrasted with private.
2. Open to all.
3. Funded by the government.
4. context|of a company trade|Traded publically via a stock market.

Translations
trans-top|pertaining to the affairs or official affairs of all people
Arabic: ARchar|عا� (��mm), ARchar|ع���� (�umúmiyy)
Chinese: �� (g�nggòng)
Czech: t-|cs|ve�ejný|m
Dutch: t+|nl|publiek
Finnish: t+|fi|julkinen
French: t+|fr|public
German: t+|de|öffentlich
Greek: t+|el|δημ��ιο�||trdimósios|scGrek, t+|el|κοιν��||trkoinós|scGrek
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Hungarian: t-|hu|nyilvános
Italian: t+|it|pubblico
Japanese: ��� (������, k�shū no)
Korean: 공�� (gongjung-ui)
Portuguese: t+|pt|público
Russian: t+|ru|об�е��венн�й|trobš�éstvennyj|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|público
Swedish: t+|sv|offentlig
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trans-top|open to all
Czech: t-|cs|ve�ejný|m
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Greek: t+|el|δημ��ιο�||trdimósios|scGrek
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Arabic: ARchar|ع���� (�umúmiyy)
Bosnian: javan m, javna f, javno n
Danish: offentlig
Dutch: publiek
Finnish: julkinen, yleinen
French: public#French|public m
German: öffentlich
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Kurdish: KUchar|گشت�
Latin: publicus m, -a f, -um n
Portuguese: público
Serbian: javnost
Slovene: javen m, javna f, javno n
Swedish: offentlig, allmän
Spanish: público
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Noun
en-noun

1. The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

#:Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.
#*2007 May 4, Martin Jacques, w:The Guardian|The Guardian
#*:Bush and Blair stand condemned by their own publics and face imminent political extinction.

Antonyms
private

Usage notes
Although generally considered uncountable, this noun does also have countable useage, as in the citation above.

Translations
trans-top|people in general
Arabic: t-|ar|ج���ر|trjumhuur|scArab
Czech: t-|cs|ve�ejnost|f
Finnish: t-|fi|yleisö
French: t+|fr|public|m
German: t|de|Publikum|n
Greek: t+|el|κοιν�|n|trkoinó|scGrek
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Hebrew: t-|he|צ���ר|altצִ�ּ�ּר|trtsibúr|sc=Hebr|m
Latin: t|la|publicum|n, t+|la|vulgus|n
Portuguese: t+|pt|público|m
Slovene: t|sl|javnost|f
Spanish: t-|es|público|m
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ttbc|Chinese: ��, ��
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Related terms
publican
publication
publicise, publicize
publicist
publicity
public holiday
public house
public speaking
publish
republic

Category:1000 English basic words

French

Etymology 1
From L. publicus.

Adjective
public m, publique f

1. #Adjective|Public

Etymology 2
Noun use of public (cf L. publicum).

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. #Noun|Public (people in general)
2. audience

#:Il devait plaire à son public.
#::He had to please his audience

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• 2007-12-22 05:51 - Tbot - added t for ru, sv, cs, fr, de, he, la, pt, sl, es

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