French word

collectivité

Pronunciation

IPA/kolɛktivite/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncommunity

Example

La collectivité du village est très soudée.

The village community is very close-knit.

Illustration for collectivité (community)

More examples

La vie en collectivité demande du respect mutuel.

Community living requires mutual respect.

Core concept

A common-purpose whole in which separate members act as one social or public body.

Common phrases

  • la vie en collectivité

    community living

  • au sein de la collectivité

    within the community

  • les membres de la collectivité

    members of the community

Similar words

groupe: A group of people united by a purpose or relationship.
communauté: A community of people sharing values or circumstances.
collectif: People brought together to cooperate toward a common goal.
association: An organized membership body pursuing a shared purpose.

Definition in French

Désigne un groupe de personnes ou une entité liées par des intérêts ou des responsabilités communes, parfois dans un cadre public ou associatif.

Word origin

French built collectivité from the adjective collectif and the noun-forming suffix -ité, while collectif traces back through Latin collectivus to colligere.

Usage tips

  • In collectivité territoriale, the word refers to a local public authority, not simply to any group of local residents.

Other meanings

  • municipalitynoun
  • collectivenoun

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