communal
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (2)
- 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”
- relating to a small administrative district or community“communal elections in several European countries”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]