Communal vs. Community — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to a commune.

A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g.

Of or relating to a community.

A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.

Of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public.

The district or locality in which such a group lives.

Marked by collective ownership and control of goods and property.

A group of people having common interests

Pertaining to a community

A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society

Shared by a community; public

Similarity or identity

(India) defined by religious ideas; based on religion

Sharing, participation, and fellowship

Pertaining to a commune.

Society as a whole; the public.

Resembling a commune{4} or the practises of a commune{4}; as, communal living.

A group of organisms interacting with one another and with the environment in a specific region.

For or by a group rather than individuals;

The region occupied by a group of interacting organisms.

Relating to a small administrative district or community;

(countable) A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

(countable) A residential or religious collective; a commune.

A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.

A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.

(uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.

Common enjoyment or possession; participation.

Common character; likeness.

Commonness; frequency.

A local area within a county or county borough which is the lowest tier of local government, usually represented by a community council or town council, which is generally equivalent to a civil parish in England.

Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.

A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests.

Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general.

Common character; likeness.

Commonness; frequency.

A group of people living in a particular local area;

A group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common;

Common ownership;

A group of nations having common interests;

The body of people in a learned occupation;

Agreement as to goals;

A district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other