Communal Definition

kə-myo͝onəl, kŏmyə-
adjective
Of a commune or communes.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to a community.
American Heritage
Of or belonging to the community; shared, or participated in, by all; public.
Webster's New World
Designating or of social or economic organization in which there is common ownership of property.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Communal

  • French from Late Latin commūnālis from Latin commūnis common common

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French communal, from Latin commūnālis.

    From Wiktionary

Communal Sentence Examples

  • The system of municipal and communal government remains practically unchanged.

  • A Jew can avoid the communal tax only by formally declaring himself as outside the Jewish community.

  • The synagogue had become a firmly established institution, and the personal and social life of the masses had come under the control of communal law.

  • There is also a communal solarium on top of the block.

  • The communal houses of the Pacific coast had bunks.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

LALNAL

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