communal

[ kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl ]
/ kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl /
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adjective

used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public: communal land; Building the playground was a communal project.
pertaining to a commune or a community: communal life.
engaged in by or involving two or more communities: communal conflict.

Origin of communal

1805–15; < French < Latin commūnālis, equivalent to commūn(e) commune3 + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM communal

Words nearby communal

commonwealth of nations, commorancy, commotion, commove, comms, communal, communal aerial, communal marriage, communalism, communality, communalize

Words related to communal

common, community, cooperative, general, joint, mutual, neighborhood, public, conjoint, communistic, conjunct

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British Dictionary definitions for communal

communal
/ (ˈkɒmjʊnəl) /

adjective

belonging or relating to a community as a whole
relating to different groups within a society communal strife
of or relating to a commune or a religious community

Derived forms of communal

communality (ˌkɒmjʊˈnælɪtɪ), noun communally, adverb