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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In the 1938 conference, Abdullah Haroon presciently stated that `we have nearly arrived at the parting of the ways`, anticipating that the only answer to India`s communal problem lay in `separate federations` for Muslims and Hindus.
Dawn Editorials —
A man of vision
— 2026-04-27
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Christian working-class communities contend with a unique combination of communal apartheid, caste untouchability and brazen class exclusion that makes them amongst the most persecuted and depressed segments of society.
Dawn Editorials —
War on the poor
— 2026-03-13
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Together, state and society must thwart the efforts of malign actors who wish to foment communal unrest.
Dawn Editorials —
Islamabad atrocity
— 2026-02-07
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Communal hostility is no longer just a tool to mobilise voters; it has become part of everyday governance.
Dawn Editorials —
Politics of hate
— 2026-01-15
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Growing communal riots, a dwindling Khilafat movement, and an already spent moderate nationalism marked 1925 in India, as if yesterday were today.By comparison, what do we have in 2025?
Dawn Editorials —
The eventless 21st century
— 2025-12-29
Synonyms
shared, joint, common, general, public, collective, cooperative, community,
Antonyms
private, individual
Curator example
“a communal bathroom and kitchen”
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