communal
/kəˈmjuːnl/adjective
उच्चारण कम्यूनल
साझा, सामूहिक, सार्वजनिक
Core word
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shared by, or for the use of, a number of people, especially people who live together
साझा, सामूहिक, सार्वजनिक
- a communal kitchen in the hostel
- The flats share a communal garden.
- Students share a communal bathroom on each floor.
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- The village has a communal well where everyone fetches water.
- The building has a communal terrace for festivals.
Synonyms shared common collective joint public
Opposite private individual personal
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involving different groups of people in a community, especially groups of different religions
साम्प्रदायिक
- communal violence
- The festival is a symbol of communal harmony in the town.
- Police were deployed to prevent communal clashes after the rumours spread.
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- The leaders appealed for communal peace during the festival.
- The town has a long history of communal harmony.
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[only before noun]
connected with a community or done by the community as a whole
सामुदायिक, समुदाय से जुड़ा
- communal prayers
- The villagers made a communal decision to build a school.
- The festival ends with a communal meal for the whole village.
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- A communal effort cleaned the lake in a single weekend.
- They hold communal singing every Friday evening.
Synonyms community collective
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communal + noun (shared)
In the sense of shared, communal comes before things used by several people, such as a kitchen or garden.
साझा के अर्थ में 'communal' उन वस्तुओं के पहले आता है जिन्हें कई लोग प्रयोग करते हैं, जैसे रसोई या बगीचा।
- The hostel has a communal kitchen.
- Residents share a communal garden.
communal + violence / tension / harmony
In India, communal often refers to relations between religious communities, so it appears with violence, riots and harmony.
भारत में 'communal' प्रायः धार्मिक समुदायों के आपसी संबंधों के लिए आता है, इसलिए violence, riots और harmony के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The leaders appealed for communal harmony.
- Communal violence broke out in the town.
communal = by the whole community
It can also mean done by the community together.
इसका अर्थ समुदाय द्वारा मिलकर किया गया भी है।
- The festival meal was a communal effort.
communal vs community
Communal is the adjective; community is the noun, and community can also be used as a modifier, as in community kitchen.
Communal विशेषण है; community noun है और modifier की तरह भी आती है, जैसे community kitchen।
- The community built a communal well.
communal vs community-based
Communal can sound negative in India because of riots, so write community-based when you mean something done for the neighbourhood.
भारत में दंगों के कारण 'communal' नकारात्मक लग सकता है, इसलिए मोहल्ले के लिए किए काम के लिए 'community-based' लिखें।
- The scheme is community-based, not communal.
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communal + noun (shared)
areakitchenbathroomgardenpropertyland
- The tenants share a communal courtyard.
communal + noun (conflict)
violenceriotstensionharmonyclashespolitics
- Teachers should promote communal harmony.
communal + noun (activity)
effortmealsingingworshiplife
- The village held a communal feast.
adverb + communal
highlydeeplypurelystronglysomewhat
- The region was highly communal after the riots.
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- The students ate a communal lunch under the neem tree.
विद्यार्थियों ने नीम के पेड़ के नीचे साझा भोजन किया।
- The police were deployed to prevent communal clashes during the procession.
जुलूस के दौरान सांप्रदायिक झड़पें रोकने के लिए पुलिस तैनात की गई।
- Radhika wrote an essay on communal harmony for the debate.
राधिका ने वाद-विवाद के लिए सांप्रदायिक सौहार्द पर निबंध लिखा।
- The old hostel had a communal bathroom on each floor.
पुराने छात्रावास में हर मंज़िल पर एक साझा स्नानघर था।
- The villagers have owned the pasture as communal land for generations.
ग्रामीण पीढ़ियों से चरागाह को साझा भूमि के रूप में रखते आए हैं।
- A communal well once served the entire hamlet.
एक साझा कुआँ कभी पूरे पुरवे की ज़रूरत पूरी करता था।
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Communal, common and public all describe things shared, but their sense of sharing differs.
Communal, common और public तीनों साझा वस्तुओं को बताते हैं, पर साझेदारी का अर्थ अलग है।
Shared by a particular group living or working together.
साथ रहने या काम करने वाले किसी विशेष समूह द्वारा साझा।
- They have a communal kitchen.
Belonging equally to all, or very frequent.
सबका समान रूप से, या बहुत प्रचलित।
- The pond is common property.
Open to or used by everyone in society.
समाज में सबके लिए खुला या सबके द्वारा प्रयुक्त।
- It is a public library.
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: in Indian English, communal usually refers to tension between religious groups, as in communal riots and communal harmony.
Usage में Indian English में communal शब्द प्रायः धार्मिक समुदायों के बीच तनाव के लिए आता है, जैसे communal riots और communal harmony।