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semipublic

/sˌɛmɪpˈʌblɪk/ adj

Somewhat, but not entirely, public.

Word Origin Semi- from Latin 'half' and publicus from populus 'people' — so semipublic is literally 'half of the people,' meaning partly open to the public. Publicus itself comes from populus, which also gives us popular, population, and people. The semi- prefix appears in semicircle, semicolon, semiconductor — always that sense of 'half.' So a semipublic space is one that's not fully private, not fully public, but somewhere in between.

adj Somewhat, but not entirely, public.

The semipublic garden was accessible to residents but required a key for entry.

(形容词) 半公开的

这个半公共花园对居民开放，但需要钥匙才能进入。

(adjetivo) Algo, pero no del todo, público.

El jardín **semipúblico** era accesible para los residentes, pero requería una llave para entrar.

(adjectif) semi-public; mi-public; partiellement public [Qui est en partie public, sans être totalement ouvert à tous.]

Le jardin **semi-public** était accessible aux résidents mais nécessitait une clé pour y entrer.

(Adjektiv) halböffentlich [Teilweise, aber nicht vollständig öffentlich zugänglich; mit eingeschränktem Zugang für die Allgemeinheit.]

Der **semipublic** Garten war für Anwohner zugänglich, erforderte aber einen Schlüssel zum Betreten.

(形容詞) やや公的ではあるが、完全には公共的ではないさま。

その準公共的な庭園は住民には開放されていたが、入場には鍵が必要だった。

(adjetivo) semipúblico [Parcialmente, mas não inteiramente, público.]

O jardim semipúblico era acessível aos moradores, mas exigia uma chave para entrar.

Synonyms: partially public partly public quasi-public semi-open limited-access restricted Antonyms: fully public entirely public open unrestricted
Word parts: semi + public

Related words

publicly publicize publicity publication publish publisher republish popularity popularize population

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