comunidad
1 (gen) community; (sociedad) society; association; (Religión) community; (And) commune of free Indians; (of free Indians)
de o en comunidad (Jur) jointly
comunidad autónoma (España) autonomous region
In Spain the comunidades autónomas are any of the 19 administrative regions consisting of one or more provinces and having political powers devolved from Madrid, as stipulated by the 1978 Constitution. They have their own democratically elected parliaments, form their own cabinets and legislate and execute policies in certain areas such as housing, infrastructure, health and education, though Madrid still retains jurisdiction for all matters affecting the country as a whole, such as defence, foreign affairs and justice. The Comunidades Autónomas are: Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Islas Baleares, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Cataluña, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra, País Vasco, La Rioja, Comunidad Valenciana, Ceuta and Melilla.
The term Comunidades Históricas refers to Galicia, Catalonia and the Basque Country, which for reasons of history and language consider themselves to some extent separate from the rest of Spain. They were given a measure of independence by the Second Republic (1931-1936), only to have it revoked by Franco in 1939. With the transition to democracy, these groups were the most vociferous and successful in their demand for home rule, partly because they already had experience of federalism and had established a precedent with autonomous institutions like the Catalan Generalitat.
Comunidad Británica de Naciones British Commonwealth
Comunidad de Estados Independientes Commonwealth of Independent States
comunidad de vecinos residents' association
Comunidad (Económica) Europea European (Economic) Community
Comunidad Europea del Carbón y del Acero European Coal and Steel Community
comunidad lingüística speech community
