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communal

adjective

  1. relating to a community
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ / /ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ / /kəˈmju.nəl/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.

  1. Pertaining to a community or a commune.
  2. Shared by a community; public.
  3. Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.

    communal violence

    communal politics