COMMUNAL


Meaning of COMMUNAL in English

[ 'kɒmjʊn(ə)l , kə'mju:- ]

■ adjective

1》 shared or done by all members of a community.

↘involving the sharing of work and property: ~ living.

2》 (of conflict) between communities having different religions or ethnic origins.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ization or ~isation noun

~ize or ~ise verb

~ly adverb

Origin

C19: from Fr., from late L. ~is , from communis (see common ).

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