communal

com·mu·nal  (k-mynl, kmy-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a commune.

2. Of or relating to a community.

3.

a. Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.

b. Marked by collective ownership and control of goods and property.

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[French, from Late Latin commnlis, from Latin commnis, common; see common.]

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commu·nali·ty (kmy-nl-t) n.

com·munal·ly adv.

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communal [ˈkɒmjʊn^əl]

adj

1. (Sociology) belonging or relating to a community as a whole

2. (Sociology) relating to different groups within a society communal strife

3. (Sociology) of or relating to a commune or a religious community

communality  [ˌkɒmjʊˈnælɪtɪ] n

communally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	communal - for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort" common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
	2.	communal - relating to a small administrative district or community; "communal elections in several European countries"

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communal

adjective

1. community, neighbourhood Communal violence broke out in different parts of the country

2. public, shared, general, joint, collective, communistic The inmates ate in a communal dining room.
public single, private, individual, personal, exclusive, unshared

Translations

communal [ˈkɒmjuːnl] ADJ [property, ownership] → comunal; [living room, dining room, facilities] → común; [activities] → comunitario

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communal [ˈkɒmjʊn^əl] adj

[life] → communautaire

(= for common use) [dining-room, kitchen, bathroom] → commun(e)

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communal

adj

(= of a community) → Gemeinde-; communal life → Gemeinschaftsleben nt

(= owned, used in common) → gemeinsam; bathroom, kitchen also → Gemeinschafts-

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communal [ˈkɒmjuːnl] adj (facilities) → in comune; (for common use) → pubblico/a; (life) → di comunità

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communal commune