Relating to or shared by all members of a community; for common use. The communal garden was a place where all the residents could plant and harvest vegetables together.
Involving the sharing of work and responsibilities among members of a group. The communal effort to clean up the neighborhood park brought everyone closer together.
Relating to conflict or interaction between different religious, ethnic, or other social communities, especially when marked by tension or violence. Authorities feared that the speech might incite communal violence in the region.