communal

Etymology

Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin communis. Doublet of cominal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈmjuː.nəl/, /ˈkɒ.mjə.nəl/

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /kəˈmju.nəl/

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Adjective

communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)

1. Pertaining to a community.
2. Shared by a community; public.
3. (India) Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.

   communal violence

   communal politics

   Antonym: secular

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin communalis, from Latin communis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.my.nal/

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Adjective

communal (feminine singular communale, masculine plural communaux, feminine plural communales)

1. of or relating to a commune

Further reading

• “communal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).