com ‧ mu ‧ nal /ˈkɒmjən ə l, ˈkɒmjʊn ə l, kəˈmjuːnl $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . shared by a group of people or animals, especially a group who live together:
a communal bathroom
2 . involving people from many different races, religions, or language groups:
the worst communal violence in two years
3 . relating or belonging to all the people living in a particular ↑ community :
crops grown on communal land