communal

adjective

com·mu·nal kə-ˈmyü-nᵊl How to pronounce communal (audio)

ˈkäm-yə-nᵊl

: of or relating to one or more communes

a communal organization

: of or relating to a community

: characterized by collective ownership and use of property

: participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community

a communal kitchen

gathered for a communal meal

: of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups

communal violence

communalize

kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌlīz How to pronounce communal (audio)

ˈkäm-yə-

transitive verb

communally adverb

Example Sentences

The tribe lived in communal huts. the communal experience of riding on the train

Recent Examples on the Web When riding in the Dezervator, the lower parts of the elevator shaft are enclosed by glass and offer panoramic views of the building’s communal areas.

Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 Three meals a day are brought over by a food-service delivery company and there are a few small communal kitchen areas where people can gather to eat.

Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 That can be complicated, but the payoff is variety, a more communal spirit, and a cache of untapped utility.

Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2022 The whole thing had a loose, communal spirit about it, too, reminiscent of the coffeehouses in which Mitchell got her start performing folk songs in the mid-1960s.

New York Times, 26 July 2022 Because the communal areas of the house are voluminous and plenteous, furniture and art choices needed to skew extra large.

Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022 The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has started the process of installing boxes of naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opiate overdose, in communal areas in all six of its jails.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2022 The permanent lighting fixtures selected for the lobby and other communal areas were stuck at port for months, and did not arrive until after the hotel opened.

Rachel King, Fortune, 7 May 2022 Furthermore, each home accommodates multiple generations, has a bathroom (which is rare), offers communal outdoor cooking areas (many cook with charcoal) and provides privacy, safety and protection from the elements.

Jane Hanson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	communal
释义	communal adjective com·mu·nal kə-ˈmyü-nᵊl ˈkäm-yə-nᵊl 1 : of or relating to one or more communes a communal organization 2 : of or relating to a community 3 a : characterized by collective ownership and use of property b : participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community a communal kitchen gathered for a communal meal 4 : of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups communal violence communalize kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌlīz ˈkäm-yə- transitive verb communally adverb Synonyms collaborative collective combined common concerted conjoint conjunct cooperative joint multiple mutual pooled public shared united See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The tribe lived in communal huts. the communal experience of riding on the train Recent Examples on the Web When riding in the Dezervator, the lower parts of the elevator shaft are enclosed by glass and offer panoramic views of the building’s communal areas. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 Three meals a day are brought over by a food-service delivery company and there are a few small communal kitchen areas where people can gather to eat. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 That can be complicated, but the payoff is variety, a more communal spirit, and a cache of untapped utility. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2022 The whole thing had a loose, communal spirit about it, too, reminiscent of the coffeehouses in which Mitchell got her start performing folk songs in the mid-1960s. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Because the communal areas of the house are voluminous and plenteous, furniture and art choices needed to skew extra large. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022 The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has started the process of installing boxes of naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opiate overdose, in communal areas in all six of its jails. San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2022 The permanent lighting fixtures selected for the lobby and other communal areas were stuck at port for months, and did not arrive until after the hotel opened. Rachel King, Fortune, 7 May 2022 Furthermore, each home accommodates multiple generations, has a bathroom (which is rare), offers communal outdoor cooking areas (many cook with charcoal) and provides privacy, safety and protection from the elements. Jane Hanson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology French, from Late Latin communalis, from Latin communis First Known Use 1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing communal inter-communal inter-communal communal adjective as in collective used or done by a number of people as a group the swimming pool is part of the communal property of the condo complex Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance collective collaborative joint combined mutual shared cooperative public united concerted multiple pooled conjoint common reciprocal mass general symbiotic synergistic bilateral consensual generic conjunct synergic universal two-way popular Antonyms & Near Antonyms individual personal private solitary single sole exclusive unilateral independent separate several one-man special particular one-sided one-way specialized esoteric See More
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communal

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