communitarian

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adjective

com·​mu·​ni·​tar·​i·​an kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ən 

: of or relating to social organization in small cooperative partially collectivist communities

communitarian noun

communitarianism

kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

noun

communitarianism

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noun

com·​mu·​ni·​tar·​i·​an·​ism kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 

plural -s

: a communal system of organization based on small cooperative communities practicing some communist principles

Examples of communitarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The third approach is communitarian entrepreneurship. — Kim Lawton, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Media ethics textbooks are starting to include some non-Western philosophies, such as Eastern religious principles from Islam and Buddhism, Chinese communitarian principles from Confucius, and African humanitarian principles such as Ubuntu. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

Nowhere was that communitarian spirit more prominent than in the complicated project of establishing the Innocenti. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025

His ability to direct actors (having been one for many years) becomes an organizing principle in his pictures, which gives them a communitarian bent. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1840, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for communitarian

• antiquarian
• libertarian
• millenarian
• nonsectarian
• proletarian
• sanitarian
• trinitarian
• unitarian
• vegetarian
• veterinarian
• agrarian
• aquarian