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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. for or by a group rather than individuals;
- Example: "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche
- Example: "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"
- Example: "a group effort"

2. relating to a small administrative district or community;
- Example: "communal elections in several European countries"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Communal \Com"mu*nal\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. communal.]
   1. Pertaining to a commune.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. resembling a commune[4] or the practises of a commune[4];
      as, communal living.

   Syn: collectivist.
        [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

communal
    adj 1: for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each
           his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a
           communal settlement in which all earnings and food were
           shared"; "a group effort"
    2: relating to a small administrative district or community;
       "communal elections in several European countries"