communal.

Shared or used collectively by a group.

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Words that belong together

• communal space
• communal kitchen
• communal courtyard

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The communal kitchen had rules written by generations of tenants.

Children from four households played in the communal courtyard.

Privacy mattered most to her because every other room was communal.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Describes common use, not necessarily ownership. In South Asian political contexts, communal can instead refer to religious-community divisions; distinguish that sense. Usually non-gradable; more communal / most communal can compare patterns of use.