— communalist , n. — communalistic , adj.
/keuh myoohn"l iz'euhm, kom"yeuh nl-/ , n.
1. a theory or system of government according to which each commune is virtually an independent state and the nation is merely a federation of such states.
2. the principles or practices of communal ownership.
3. strong allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole.
[ 1870-75; COMMUNAL + -ISM ]