Vocabulary
Communal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
shared by all members of a community; for common use.
Urdu meaning
فرقہ وارانہ، گروہی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Chandrachud has made an admission of communal bias in his reading of history.
- He saw Uttar Pradesh burst into a communal frenzy on election eve to give himself an easy ride to power.
- Second, locally developed zoning laws must protect shamilaat, communal and state lands from vested interests and ban high-risk development.
- To learn from climate disasters, Pakistan must `unlearn` destructive practices: ending floodplain encroachment and not treating communal lands as private profit centres.
- They were secretive and despite their social generosity communal feasts, etc they preferred to keep their personal lives private.
Synonyms
shared, joint, common, general, public, collective, cooperative, community,
Antonyms
private, individual
Curator example
“a communal bathroom and kitchen”
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