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Meaning of communal in English

communal
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ us
/ˈkɑː.mjə.nəl/ /kəˈmjuː.nəl/

communal adjective (SHARED)

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belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person:
communal facilities/food/property
We each have a separate bedroom but share a communal kitchen.
A communal society is one in which everyone lives and works together and property and possessions are shared rather than being owned by a particular person.
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communal adjective (IN A COMMUNITY)

involving different social or religious groups within a community:
Communal riots/disturbances have once again broken out between the two ethnic groups.
communal harmony/solidarity

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communal
adjective
us
/kəˈmju·nəl, ˈkɑm·jə·nəl/
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belonging to or used by all members of a group:
The neighborhood council organized voluntary communal patrols.
(Definition of communal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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共有的, 公共的, 集體的…
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共有的, 公共的, 集体的…
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comunitario, comunal, común…
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comunitário, comum, comunal…
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ortaklaşa kullanılan, ortak, ortak yaşama ait…
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thuộc hoặc cho một cộng đồng, chung…
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wspólny, w komunie…
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kollektiv, gemensamhets-, gemensam…
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komuniti, kongsi…
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felles, kollektiv-, felles(-)…
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общинний, громадський, колективний…
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comune, della comunità…
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