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===Etymology===
From {{L.}} '''[[publicus]]'''
===Pronunciation===
*IPA - ˈpʌblɪk/,"pVblIk/
*Hyphenation: pub·lic
===Adjective===
# Pertaining to the [[affair]]s or official affairs of all people, not just those of a [[private]] group; ''contrasted with'' [[private]].
# Open to all.
# Funded by the [[government]].
# {{context|of a company}} [[trade|Traded]] publically via a [[stock market]].
====Translations====
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[عمومي]]}} (ʕumúmiyy)
*Bosnian: [[javan]] {{m}}, [[javna]] {{f}}, [[javno]] {{n}}
*Czech: [[veřejný]]
*Danish: [[offentlig]]
*Dutch: [[publiek]]
*Finnish: [[julkinen]], [[yleinen]]
*French: [[public#French|public]]
*German: [[öffentlich]]
*Kurdish: {{KUchar|[[گشتی]]}}
*Latin: [[publicus]], -a, -um
*Portuguese: [[público]], [[pública]]
*Serbian: [[javnost]]
*Slovene: [[javen]], [[javna]], [[javno]]
*Swedish: [[offentlig]], [[allmän]]
===Noun===
# The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
[[Category: General Reference]]