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communal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kəˈmju.nəl/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /kəˈmjʉː.nəl/ (Australia)
  • /ˈkɔm.jə.nəl/ (Australia, rare)
  • /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin commūnālislbor. French communalbor. English communal Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to a community or a commune.
  2. Shared by a community; public.
  3. (India) Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.
    • communal violence
    • communal politics

Forms

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most communal Degree=Sup lexicographic
more communal Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

secular

Deriveds

communally · intracommunal · multicommunal · communalistic · communal shower · ecocommunal · communalise · pseudocommunal · communalism · communalect · communality · communal bin · bicommunal · communalize · intercommunal · uncommunal · noncommunal

Relateds

community · common

Translations (50)

ga pobail (shared by a community; public) · sh općedruštveni (pertaining to a community) · he קהילתי (pertaining to a community) · ru коммуна́льный (pertaining to a community) · ru коллекти́вный (shared by a community; public) · bg комунален (pertaining to a community) · he קהילתית (pertaining to a community) · cmn 社區的 /社区的 (pertaining to a community) · bg колективен (pertaining to a community) · ga páirteach (shared by a community; public) · cmn 公共的 (shared by a community; public) · ru о́бщий (shared by a community; public) · sk verejný (shared by a community; public) · pt público (shared by a community; public) · la commūnālis (pertaining to a community) · fi yhteisöllinen (pertaining to a community) · sh komunalni (pertaining to a community) · sh опћедруштвени (pertaining to a community) · gl común (shared by a community; public) · ro public (shared by a community; public) · cmn 群體的 /群体的 (pertaining to a community) · ru обще́ственный (shared by a community; public) · fr communautaire (pertaining to a community) · sh zȁjedničkī (pertaining to a community) · ro comunitar (pertaining to a community) · ga comhchoiteann (shared by a community; public) · pt comum (shared by a community; public) · bg обществен (shared by a community; public) · sv gemensam (shared by a community; public) · ga pobail (pertaining to a community) · ga pobalda (pertaining to a community) · sh за̏једничкӣ (pertaining to a community) · de kommunal (pertaining to a community) · fr commun (shared by a community; public) · es comunitario (pertaining to a community) · fi yhteinen (shared by a community; public) · sv samhällelig (pertaining to a community) · gl comunitario (pertaining to a community) · pt comunitário (pertaining to a community) · it comunitario (pertaining to a community) · gv co-chadjin (shared by a community; public) · te సామాజిక (pertaining to a community) · de gemeinschaftlich (pertaining to a community) · sk komunitný (shared by a community; public) · sv allmän (shared by a community; public) · sh комунални (pertaining to a community) · sk komunitný (pertaining to a community) · cmn 社群的 (pertaining to a community) · ru общи́нный (pertaining to a community) · ru коммуна́льный (shared by a community; public)