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Koinon (, pl. Κοινά, Koina), meaning "common thing", in the sense of "public", had many applications, some societal, some governmental. An abstract noun formed from the neuter of the adjective, koinos, "common", the koinon could mean any sort of organization. It had more than one meaning in the governmental sense.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Koinon
Settlement.native_name
κοινόν συμμαχῶν (koinon symmachon, "League of the Allies", where the name of the league appears in the genitive case in place of "allies."
Settlement.native_name_lang
el
Settlement.settlement_type
Poleis
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Coin Temple of Aphrodite Paphos.png
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
A coin of the Cypriot League. The name, , is embossed around the upper perimeter.
Settlement.etymology
"common thing" for koinon, "co-combatantship" for symmachia.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Combined territory of the constituent poleis
Settlement.subdivision_name
Two words, koinon followed by the genitive of a key word, such as the ethnic, the name of the place of creation, or the name of the chief state.
Settlement.government_type
League
Settlement.governing_body
Koinon

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Polis
  • Alliance
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
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Koinon (, pl. Κοινά, Koina), meaning "common thing", in the sense of "public", had many applications, some societal, some governmental. An abstract noun formed from the neuter of the adjective, koinos, "common", the koinon could mean any sort of organization. It had more than one meaning in the governmental sense.

==Polis==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “koinon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.