communal
/ˈkɒmjʊnəl/adjective
1
- shared by all members of a community; for common use公有的, 共有的; 公用的, 共用的：
a communal bathroom and kitchen.
共用的浴室和厨房。
1.1
- of, relating to, or done by a community（与）社会（或社区、公社）（有关）的; 共为的：
communal pride in impressive local buildings.
全社区对于予人深刻印象的当地建筑的自豪。
1.2
- involving the sharing of work and property共同工作的; 财产共有的; 集体主义的：
communal living.
集体生活。
2
- (of conflict) between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins（冲突）（尤指宗教信仰不同或种族不同的）社会之间的, 社区之间的：
violent communal riots.
激烈的社会冲突。
派生词
communality
nouncommunally
adverb词源
early 19th cent. （in the sense 'relating to a commune, especially the Paris Commune'）： from French, from late Latin communalis, from communis （see COMMON）.