communal meaning in Bangla — সাম্প্রদায়িক

Meaning

Shared by a group of people, or, in South Asian usage, involving different religious communities.

Example sentences

The building has a communal kitchen.ভবনটিতে সবার জন্য একটি সাধারণ রান্নাঘর আছে।
The report examined communal tension.প্রতিবেদনটি সাম্প্রদায়িক উত্তেজনা পর্যালোচনা করেছিল।

A common mistake

A British landlord will read communal harmony as religious peace.→A British landlord will read communal areas as shared areas.

Outside South Asia, communal almost always means shared: communal areas, a communal garden. The religious sense is normal in Bangladeshi and Indian English but is not the first reading elsewhere.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: social

Antonyms: private

Similar words, and what each means

social
সামাজিক
Relating to society, or to spending time with other people.

Opposite words

private
ব্যক্তিগত, বেসরকারি
Belonging to one person or group, not to the public or the state.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

communitynounসম্প্রদায়, জনগোষ্ঠী

Where this word is used

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“communal” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • নিরাসক্ত, নির্লিপ্ত
- • আঠালো
- • সাম্প্রদায়িক; সবার জন্য সাধারণ
- • বীরোচিত, সাহসী
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সাম্প্রদায়িক; সবার জন্য সাধারণ — communal (adjective) — সাম্প্রদায়িক; সবার জন্য সাধারণ. Shared by a group of people, or, in South Asian usage, involving different religious communities.
Which word is closest in meaning to “communal”?
- • false
- • past
- • slippery
- • social
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social — social — সামাজিক. Relating to society, or to spending time with other people.