n., pl. -ties.

1. The common people as opposed to the upper classes. Also called commonality.
2. An incorporated body; a corporation.
3. An entire group: the commonalty of laypeople.

[Middle English communalte, from Old French comunalte, from Medieval Latin commūnālitās, from Late Latin commūnālis, of the community. See communal.]

noun

The common people: common (used in plural), commonality, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), mob, pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, public, ruck, third estate. See over/under.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank
  Synonyms: commonality, commons

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - folk i almindelighed, den jævne befolkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewone volk, de mensheid, rechtspersoon

Français (French)
n. - le commun des mortels, peuple, corporation, groupe entier

Deutsch (German)
n. - das gemeine Volk, Körperschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ο (πολύς) λαός, ο λαουτζίκος, (νομ.) συλλογικό νομικό πρόσωπο

Italiano (Italian)
popolino, genere umano, azienda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comunidade (f), plebe (f)

Русский (Russian)
простонародье, сообщество

Español (Spanish)
n. - pueblo, vulgo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - icke adliga personer, korporation

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
平民, 团体, 大众, 法人团体

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 平民, 團體, 大眾, 法人團體

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 평민, 법인, 공동체

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 平民, 法人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العامه, عامه الناس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮העם, ההמון‬

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