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communard

noun
com·mu·nard | \ˌkäm-yu̇-ˈnär(d) \

Definition of communard 

1 capitalized : one who supported or participated in the Commune of Paris in 1871

2 : a person who lives in a commune

First Known Use of communard

1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for communard

French

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