communal
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communal
- /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ UK
- /ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ UK
- /kəˈmju.nəl/ Canada, US
- /kəˈmjʉː.nəl/ Australia
- /ˈkɔm.jə.nəl/ Australia, rare
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.
adjective more communal · most communal
- Pertaining to a community or a commune.
- Shared by a community; public.
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Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.
communal violence
Opposite: secular
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: group, common, communitarian, community, commune, ethnic, civic, societal, tribal, municipal, municipality, joint, sectarian, sectarianism, local, mutual
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to a community
| Español | comunitario |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 社區的 /社区的 shèqū de, 社群的 shèqūn de, 群體的 /群体的 qúntǐ de |
| Português | comunitário |
| Français | communautaire |
| Deutsch | gemeinschaftlich, kommunal |
| Italiano | comunitario |
| Română | comunitar |
| Русский | общи́нный obščínnyj, коммуна́льный kommunálʹnyj |
| עברית | קהילתי qehilaty, קהילתית qehilatyt |
adj shared by a community; public
| 中文 | 公共的 gōnggòngde |
|---|---|
| Português | comum, público |
| Français | commun |
| Română | public |
| Русский | о́бщий óbščij, обще́ственный obščéstvennyj, коллекти́вный kollektívnyj, коммуна́льный kommunálʹnyj |
Talk about this word "communal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/communal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. communal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/communal "communal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/communal.Cite this
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title = {communal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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