communal
/kəˈmjuː.nəl/US/kəˈmju.nəl/
communal adjective: pertaining to a community or a commune.
Adjective
communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)
communal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
communal in Hindi
- communal
- सांप्रदायिक sāmpradāyik
communal in Tamil
- இனத்துக்குரிய, இனம் சார்ந்த, குமுகாய, சமுதாயத்தைச் சார்ந்த, வகுப்புக்குரிய, வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்த
communal in Urdu
- فرقہ وارانہ
communal in Bengali
- সাম্প্রদায়িক, যৌথ
More languagesFewer languages
- communal in Telugu
- సామాజిక sāmājika
- communal in Malayalam
- സാമുദായികം, സാമൂഹികമായ, വർഗ്ഗീയമായ
- communal in Kannada
- ಸಾಮುದಾಯಿಕ, ಒಂದು ಗುಂಪಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ, ಕೋಮುವಾರಿನ, ಜಾತಿವಾರಿನ
- communal in Punjabi
- ਕੌਮੀ kaumī
- communal in Gujarati
- કોમી komī
Examples of communal in a sentence
- The new fitness center has communal showers in the locker rooms.
- The basketball team took a communal shower after the game.
- The communal nature of ostriches may have made these birds more amenable to life in captivity.
Antonyms of communal
Forms of communal
| comparative | more communal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most communal |
Origin of communal
Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.
Words formed from communal
Phrases with communal
Questions about communal
- What does communal mean?
- Communal means pertaining to a community or a commune.
- What is communal in Hindi?
- Communal in Hindi is सांप्रदायिक (sāmpradāyik). See Communal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is communal?
- Communal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce communal?
- Communal is pronounced /kəˈmjuː.nəl/ (UK).
Words near communal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: communal (page history and authors); सांप्रदायिक (Hindi) (page history and authors); communal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); communal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); communal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); communal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); communal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੌਮੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); કોમી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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