communal
adjective
com·mu·nal
kə-ˈmyü-nᵊl 
ˈkäm-yə-nᵊl
1
: of or relating to one or more communes
a communal organization
2
: of or relating to a community
3
a
: characterized by collective ownership and use of property
b
: participated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community
a communal kitchen
gathered for a communal meal
4
: of, relating to, or based on racial or cultural groups
communal violence
communally
adverb
Examples of communal in a Sentence
The tribe lived in communal huts.
the communal experience of riding on the train
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Plus, given that the episode was going to air in the spring, the timetable made sense to find a communal event where the entire cast could come together and advance the story.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Each zine was part of this larger project, a communal push to create a scrappy literary scene of our own.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Plus, given that the episode was going to air in the spring, the timetable made sense to find a communal event where the entire cast could come together and advance the story.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2026
Each zine was part of this larger project, a communal push to create a scrappy literary scene of our own.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for communal
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“Communal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communal. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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communal
adjective
com·mu·nal
kə-ˈmyün-ᵊl
ˈkäm-yən-ᵊl
1
: of or relating to a commune or community
2
: shared or used in common by members of a group or community
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