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communal

 
Dictionary: com·mu·nal   (kə-myū'nəl, kŏm'yə-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to a commune.
  2. Of or relating to a community.
    1. Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.
    2. Marked by collective ownership and control of goods and property.

[French, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis, common. See common.]

communality com'mu·nal'i·ty (kŏm'yə-năl'ĭ-tē) n.
communally com·mu'nal·ly adv.

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adjective

    Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike: common, conjoint, general, joint, mutual, public. See group.

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adj

Definition: collective; shared
Antonyms: individual, personal, private, unshared


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Belonging to the public.

pronunciation The harvest came from the city's communal garden.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fælles, offentlig, gruppe- stor-

Nederlands (Dutch)
gemeenschappelijk, betreffende etnische/ sociale etc. groepering (en), betreffende een gemeenschap/commune

Français (French)
adj. - communautaire, communal, conjugal, en commun

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Gemeinde-, gemeinschaftlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοινοτικός, δημοτικός, δημόσιος, κοινόχρηστος

Italiano (Italian)
collettivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - comunal, público

Русский (Russian)
общественный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - comunal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gemensam, kollektiv, som rör en folkgrupp, kommunal

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
公有的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 公有的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자치단체의, 공공의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 共同社会の, 自治体の, 公共の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شائع, ما يتعلق بمنطقه أو مجموعه معينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ציבורי, משותף, עדתי‬


 
 
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