communalism (C1)
noun
Definition
communalism means the communal ownership of property. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses communalism to mean the communal ownership of property.
The teacher asked students to find communalism in the reading.
Check the words around communalism to choose the right meaning.
How to Use communalism
- a/the communalism (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a communalism."
- communalism in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked communalism in context before translating it."
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