comunidad

noun

co·​mu·​ni·​dad

kȯ¦münə¦t͟hä(t͟h)

plural comunidades

⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈt͟hä(ˌ)t͟hās

: a relatively independent Peruvian Indian community that developed out of the ayllu, constituted a collective social and economic unit, and also formed an intermediate administrative unit

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, community, from Latin communitat-, communitas

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