communal
/ˈkɒmjʊn(ə)l
/ /kəˈmjuːn(ə)l/adjective
1Shared by all members of a community; for common use: a communal bathroom and kitchen...
- Two people shared a room and the entire floor shared a communal bathroom and shower room.
- If the claim is in respect of defects in the common parts or communal areas of a block of flats, the claim must be made by the Management Company or in Scotland, the Factor.
- The wart viral infection is a common occurrence in communal bathing, spa or health club facilities.
Synonyms
shared, joint, common, general, public
collective, cooperative, community, communalist, united, combined, pooled, mass
1.1Involving the sharing of work and property: communal living...
- Mrs Silk stressed the point that it was an aim of theirs to promote and encourage integrated communal living and shared responsibility wherever possible.
- They shared all property and led a communal existence.
- In the Faroes and St Kilda, the nesting grounds were communal property, so everyone had a stake in leaving enough birds to breed for next year.
1.2Relating to or done by a community: communal pride in impressive local buildings...
- They strengthened and gave us pride in our communal bonds.
- This collection represents a communal plea for peace from those who have had little of it in their lives.
- But this is a communal achievement, one that shows us a side of Belfast we never normally see.
2(Of conflict) between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins: violent communal riots...
- Contained in the impasse over the formation of a new government are the seeds of a descent into communal conflict and civil war.
- Fifty-five years of rule under the national bourgeoisie has created a cauldron of ethnic and communal strife, poverty and illiteracy.
- He argued that the attacks were not religiously motivated but designed to destabilize the country by creating communal conflicts.
Derivatives
communality
- In reality it merely denotes a certain geographic communality, and the acceptance of the basic shared heritage.
- But in working on this history project these students learn something about themselves and communality.
- This communality is central to the ethos, where each house contains a mix of people who benefit from living together but have room to express their own habits and tastes.
communally
/ /kəˈmjuːnəli / adverb ...- ‘There was no formal decision to live communally,’ Maher says.
- With the addition of land to which title is held by state governments, the total amount of American land owned communally is 39.8 percent.
- People also have a tendency not to take breaks communally anymore except for the odd lunch or drinks after work.
Origin
Early 19th century (in the sense 'relating to a commune, especially the Paris Commune'): from French, from late Latin communalis, from communis (see common).