Paris Commune

noun

1. commune ²( def 8 ).

Paris Commune

noun

1. French history the council established in Paris in the spring of 1871 in opposition to the National Assembly and esp to the peace negotiated with Prussia following the Franco-Prussian War. Troops of the Assembly crushed the Commune with great bloodshed

Word History and Origins

Origin of Paris Commune¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Paris-Commune again resumed her part as the capital of France, again became the national initiator.

From Project Gutenberg

The Paris Commune of 1871 was the first, as yet weak, historic attempt of the working class to impose its supremacy.

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