No. 184 in Norwegian
kommune
A "kommune" is a municipality or local government area in Norway.
In a sentence
Denne kommune har et flott kulturhus.
This municipality has a great culture center.
Here, 'kommune' is used to refer to a municipality, which is a local administrative division.
Kommune ansatt mange mennesker for å ivareta offentlige tjenester.
The municipality employed many people to provide public services.
In this case, 'kommune' relates to the local government entity as an organization.
Det var mange arrangementer arrangert i forskjellige kommuner.
There were many events organized in different municipalities.
Here, 'kommuner' is the plural form of 'kommune,' indicating multiple municipalities.
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