communal

CEFRB2

/kəˈmjuː.nəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Shared by a group or community.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.

Examples

  • The apartment is cheap, but it only has communal bathrooms.

  • There is a communal kitchen in the dormitory.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/
  • /kəˈmjʉː.nəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Shared by a community; public.

  2. Pertaining to a community or a commune.

More examples

In context

  • communal politics

  • communal violence

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

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