phalanstery
noun pl. phalansteries
- a socialist community as planned by F. M. C. Fourier
- any communal association
- the buildings housing such a community
See phalanstery in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fălˈən-stĕrˌē)
noun pl. phal·an·ster·ies a. A self-sustaining cooperative community of the followers of Fourierism. Also called phalanx.
b. The buildings in such a community.
- An association resembling a Fourierist phalanstery.
Related Forms:
- phalˌan·steˈri·an (-stîrˈē-ən) adjective & n.
- phalˌan·steˈri·an·ism noun
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