communal
ಕೋಮು
definition
adjective
a communal bathroom and kitchen
shared by all members of a community; for common use.
violent communal riots
(of conflict) between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins.
example
They strengthened and gave us pride in our 'communal' bonds.
In total, nearly 7,000 people have died in 'communal' conflicts since 1999.
If the claim is in respect of defects in the common parts or 'communal' areas of a block of flats, the claim must be made by the Management Company or in Scotland, the Factor.
Another role of the bard was as the repository and interpreter of the history of the people, a vital social function that maintained 'communal' solidarity.
The family had to share 'communal' facilities with neighbours and arguments were common.
This collection represents a 'communal' plea for peace from those who have had little of it in their lives.
These people understand the value of collective work and the 'communal' aspects of public communications.
But the Pakistani president is no more able than his predecessors to solve the country's underlying ethnic and 'communal' tensions.
Mrs Silk stressed the point that it was an aim of theirs to promote and encourage integrated 'communal' living and shared responsibility wherever possible.
They may have been part of a pre-Christian religious ritual or they may have been 'communal' property in which corn or oats was pounded or ground.
The 'communal' kitchen will cater for patients in the hospice.
Fifty-five years of rule under the national bourgeoisie has created a cauldron of ethnic and 'communal' strife, poverty and illiteracy.
A door leads from the kitchen area into a 'communal' corridor, while a staircase leads down to the sleeping accommodation.
All songs were film-based, focussing mainly on themes such as patriotism, 'communal' harmony and social good.
This is especially true where human suffering is caused by 'communal' conflict.
It is clear that there is a network of belongingness, of social, 'communal' relationships and of a set of identities that are important to us.
They, for many years, have been working for social, political and 'communal' harmony on national level.
It has planned a programme of district level meetings to mobilise public opinion in favour of democracy, 'communal' harmony and peace.
This stabilized the ownership of 'communal' property, which in the late eighteenth century made up about 10 per cent of all land in northern France.
Cape Verdeans have a 'communal' attitude towards property and freely borrow and lend possessions.
Their positive common memory strengthens their 'communal' resolve, and they begin to pray for Sethe.
There are a number of 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms apartments available with a 'communal' kitchen, which are ideal for a group of friends.
In the much less densely populated northeastern region, a form of communal property ownership and 'communal' farming survived into the twentieth century.
A political ideology which aims for an ideal society characterized by common ownership and 'communal' life.
It was almost as though a child were 'communal' property, raised by all.
They resolved problems through negotiations and added new perspectives to the dynamics of 'communal' living.
The 'communal' clashes have erupted sporadically since January 1998, claiming 28 lives.
Thirty-seven years later, in 1986, Hindus were permitted to worship there once again, sparking off nation-wide 'communal' clashes.
In the past land was 'communal' property that could not be sold or inherited.
Only two weeks ago, a 'communal' conflict broke out killing five people and injuring a dozen others.
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