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Etymology 1
The and  are derived from Late, , from , , , , , and  (modern 🇨🇬,  ); and from their  , an alteration of  (influenced by ), from  (later ; from ; further origin uncertain, possibly from  or from ) +. .

The Middle English word displaced native and.

The is derived from the adjective.

Adjective

 * 1)  Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
 * 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.
 * 3)  Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
 * 4)  Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 7)  Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
 * 8) Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
 * 9) Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
 * 10) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
 * 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.
 * 12) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 13) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1)  Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
 * 2)  Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
 * 3)  Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5)  Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
 * 6) Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
 * 7) Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
 * 8) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
 * 9)  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.
 * 10) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 11) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1)  Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3)  Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
 * 4) Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
 * 5) Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
 * 6) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
 * 7)  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.
 * 8) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 9) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
 * 3) Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
 * 4) Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
 * 5) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
 * 6)  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.
 * 7) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 8) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) Pertaining to nations collectively, or to nations regarded as civilized; international, supernational.
 * 2) Now chiefly in public spirit and public-spirited: seeking to further the best interests or well-being of the community or nation.
 * 3) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 6) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) Now only in public figure: famous, prominent, well-known.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 4) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 3) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) Of or pertaining to the human race as a whole; common, universal.
 * 2) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.
 * 1) Chiefly in make public: of a work: printed or otherwise published.

Translations

 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: асыҡ, халыҡ өсөн асыҡ
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: საზოგადოებრივი
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Khmer:
 * Macedonian: јавен
 * Malay:
 * Maori: marake, mārakerake, tūmatanui
 * Neapolitan: prubbeco
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ја̑внӣ
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: pangmadla
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: публі́чний
 * Zazaki: xelq


 * Arabic: عُمُومِيّ
 * Azerbaijani:, , ,
 * Bashkir: асыҡ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: საყოველთაო, საჯარო
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: δημόσιος
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: poiblí
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: 공공(公共)-의
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: јавен
 * Maori: tūmatanui
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: poblach
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: pangmadla
 * Telugu:
 * Ukrainian: публі́чний
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zazaki: sariye


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * Greek: κοινο-
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Indonesian:
 * Korean: 상장(上場)-의
 * Telugu:
 * Zazaki: sarvani


 * Arabic: عَلَنِيّ, عَامّ, عُمُومِيّ
 * Assamese: ৰাইজ
 * Azerbaijani:, ,
 * Belarusian: грама́дскі
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: საყოველთაო, საზოგადოებრივი, საჯარო
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: δημόσιος
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: poiblí
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 公衆の
 * Khmer:
 * Korean: 공중(公衆)-의
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: публичен, јавен
 * Maori: o te katoa, tūmatanui
 * Norman: publyi
 * Norwegian:, allmennt,
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: poblach
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ја̑внӣ
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: verejný
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: pangmadla
 * Tajik:
 * Tarifit: iwdan
 * Telugu: ప్రజా
 * Thai:, ,
 * Ukrainian: грома́дський
 * Vietnamese:
 * Zazaki: deg, degme


 * Arabic: عُمُومِيّ
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: публі́чны, грама́дскі
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch: overheids-, staats-
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:, საჯარო
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: δημόσιος
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: poiblí
 * Italian:
 * Khmer:
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: јавен
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pangmadla
 * Telugu: ప్రభుత్వ నిధి
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: публі́чний, грома́дський
 * Zazaki: dewlet


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: yleistä etua ajava
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish: kaikille avoin
 * Macedonian:


 * Arabic:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Latin:
 * Manx:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovene:

Noun

 * 1)  Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
 * 2) Preceded by a  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.
 * 3)  ; also, in full public bar: 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.
 * 4)  Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
 * 5)  A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
 * 6) 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.
 * 7)  At : a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
 * 8)  Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
 * 1) Preceded by a  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.
 * 2)  ; also, in full public bar: 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.
 * 3)  Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
 * 4)  A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
 * 5) 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.
 * 6)  At : a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
 * 7)  Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
 * 1)  Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
 * 2)  A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
 * 3) 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.
 * 4)  At : a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
 * 5)  Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
 * 1)  A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3)  At : a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
 * 4)  Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  At : a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian.
 * 3)  Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
 * 1)  Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: عَامَّة, جُمْهُور
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: camaat, ictimaiyyət
 * Belarusian: пу́бліка, грама́дзкасць
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 公眾, 大眾
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: avalikkus
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: პუბლიკა, საზოგადოება, ხალხი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Haitian Creole: piblik
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hindi:, , लोक-जन, सर्वजन, , जनसामान्य,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: pobal,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: әлеумет, жұртшылық
 * Khmer: បណ្ដារាស្ត្រ, មហាជន, អ្នកផង, សាធារណជន
 * Korean: ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ສາທາລະນະ, ສາທາລະນະຊົນ
 * Latin: ,
 * Latvian: publika,
 * Lithuanian: publika,
 * Macedonian: јавност
 * Maori: marea
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: ард олон, олон нийт
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, offentlighet
 * Nynorsk:
 * Old English:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Punjabi:, ਜਨਤਾ
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: sluagh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: пу̀блика, ја́вно̄ст
 * Roman: ,
 * Shan: ၵူၼ်းမိူင်း
 * Slovak: verejnosť
 * Slovene: javnost
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:, madla
 * Tajik: умум
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:, ,
 * Turkish: ,
 * Turkmen: köpçülik
 * Ukrainian: пу́бліка, грома́дськість
 * Urdu: عَوام
 * Uyghur: ئاۋام, جامائەت, كۆپچىلىك
 * Uzbek:, ,
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: עולם
 * Zazaki: ,


 * Finnish: pubin kaikille avoin osa
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish:
 * Macedonian:

Verb

 * 1)  To make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.

Etymology 2
and, , both borrowed from : see etymology 1.

Noun

 * 1)  An internet publication.

Etymology
. The noun is from the adjective.

Adjective

 * 1)  various meanings
 * 2)  of the people as a whole;
 * 3) ; seen or known by everyone
 * 4) ; representing the state on behalf of the community
 * 5) ; open to all
 * 1) ; seen or known by everyone
 * 2) ; representing the state on behalf of the community
 * 3) ; open to all
 * 1) ; open to all
 * 1) ; open to all
 * 1) ; open to all
 * 1) ; open to all

Noun

 * 1)  (people in general)
 * 2) audience
 * 1) audience

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * , audience

Adjective

 * 1)  (not private; available to the general populace)

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) the