communitarian

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communitarian

/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ UK
/kəˌmju.nəˈtɛɹi.ən/ US

Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

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From community + -arian, c. 1910.

adjective more communitarian · most communitarian

Considering the community to be of central importance. Prior to the modern age, most human societies were communitarian.
Of or pertaining to the philosophy of communitarianism. This book takes a communitarian approach to ethics.

noun communitarians

An adherent of communitarianism. I'm a libertarian, but John here is a communitarian.
Similar: communitarianist
A member of a community.

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@misc{communitarian_2026,
  title = {communitarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/communitarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}