What is the meaning of communal?

adjective

  • For or by a group rather than individuals.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "communal elections in several European countries"
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