commune
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒmjuːn/ us GOVERNMENT
in some countries, a unit of local government:
In Italy, the commune is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions.
a group of people who live and work together on land that is owned by the state, giving what they produce to the state:
While the commune system is no longer common in China, knowledge of what it entailed is essential for an understanding of the country today.
a group of people who live and work together, sharing possessions and responsibilities:
In the 1960s they lived in a hippy commune in California.