public library

English

Noun

public library (plural public libraries)

A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

Antonyms

private library Either of: a library often open to the public, but privately funded, or one's personal library.

Translations

library provided as a public service

Finnish: kirjasto (fi), yleinen kirjasto (fi)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: δημοσία βιβλιοθήκη f (dēmosía bibliothḗkē)

Swedish: folkbibliotek n
Welsh: llyfrgell gyhoeddus (cy) f

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