• s  for or by a group rather than individuals
  dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche
  a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared
• a  relating to a small administrative district or community
  communal elections in several European countries

News & Articles

• Is Communal Dining On The Wane?
  Elizabeth Restaurant's experiment with fine dining communal seating has ended. Is that a good thing? [ more › ]
  June 11, 2013 - Chicagoist
• Emmy Hopeful: Monica Potter - 'Parenthood'
  From day one, Parenthood has been TV's go-to-source for cathartic crying. But after three seasons of happy and sad tears, NBC's family drama reached an emotional zenith in season four when Kristina Braverman was diagnosed with breast cancer. What followed was the single best portrayal of the physical, mental, spiritual and communal toll cancer takes on the afflicted and their kin.
  June 11, 2013 - ET Online via omg!
• NW New Works: dental hygiene, stunning solo work, and more
  On the Boards’ 30th NW New Works Festival features 17 regional acts, including some hilarious communal dental hygiene from Seattle’s AJA (the A is Silent) and stunning solo work from Canada’s Josh Martin. The festival continues through June 16, 2013.
  June 10, 2013 - Seattle Times

Quotes

• Manmohan Singh in GulfNews
  India's resources are not to be divided on communal lines. Every Indian, irrespective of his religion, has equal rights over the country's resources,BJP president Rajnath Singh said.
• Vasundhara Raje in Arab News
  I call on the people to remain calm and not give in to deliberate provocations aimed at fanning communal hatred and violence; remain vigilant against the forces of terror, and continue to assist the Police and Security Forces in the task of... Mahinda Rajapakse http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGCxFY-mJhkbwSunXkKs-N_swqlyA Asian Tribune http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.asiantribune.com/%3Fq%3Dnode/11627&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEqt4kT-UQTx6XHjrBX7HmMJxU3dg Jun 6, 2008 20027 28018 communal The bombers may have been aiming to create communal tension," said Vasundhara Raje, the chief minister of Rajasthan state, of which Jaipur is the capital. "But there is peace in the city. The curfew was a precaution."