/
ˈkɒmjʊn(ə)l,
kəˈmjuː-/
adj.
- shared or done by all members of a community.
▸involving the sharing of work and property:
communal living.
- (of conflict) between communities having different religions or ethnic origins.
Derivative
- communality n.
- communalization
or communalisation n. - communalize
or communalise v. - communally adv.
Etymology
C19: from Fr., from late L. communalis, from communis (see common).