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communal

com·mu·nal

communal

 
 
pronunciation:
k myu nl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of or pertaining to a community or a commune.
synonyms:
common, joint, public
similar words:
cooperative, mutual, social
definition 2: of or belonging to members of a community; public; collective.
The park is communal property.Adopting the new style of habit at the convent was a communal decision.
synonyms:
collective, common, joint, public, shared
antonyms:
individual
similar words:
cooperative, mutual
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)communal formerly
(adj.)communal + noun activity, affair, agriculture, apartment, arrangement, aspect, assembly, bath, bathroom, bond, boundary, celebration, ceremony, citizenship, conception, conflict, context, cooking, cub, den, dialogue, dimension, dining, discernment, discourse, drinking, ethic, ethnicity, existence, experience, faith, farm, farmer, feast, festival, fulfillment, gathering, governance, grave, harmony, hut, ideal, identity, ideology, institution, kitchen, labor, land, lifestyle, living, loyalty, meal, memory, nature, nest, norm, obligation, ownership, pot, prayer, pride, property, psychology, relation, resource, responsibility, riot, ritual, sacrifice, self, setting, settlement, sharing, shower, sin, society, solidarity, space, spirit, tap, tension, tenure, tie, toilet, tradition, trust, understanding, value, village, violence, virtue, well-being, worship  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: communally (adv.)