Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

communalism

 - 2 dictionary results
Russia: Communism
Russian History Highlights Basic Facts, Local News.
www.russiatoday.com

com⋅mu⋅nal⋅ism

  [kuh-myoon-l-iz-uhm, kom-yuh-nl-]
Use communalism in a Sentence
–noun
1. a theory or system of government according to which each commune is virtually an independent state and the nation is merely a federation of such states.
2. the principles or practices of communal ownership.
3. strong allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to society as a whole.
Origin:
1870–75; communal + -ism

Related forms:
com⋅mu⋅nal⋅ist, noun
com⋅mu⋅nal⋅is⋅tic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To communalism
Russia: Communism
Russian History Highlights Basic Facts, Local News.
www.russiatoday.com
com·mu·nal·ism   (kə-myōō'nə-lĭz'əm, kŏm'yə-nə-)   
n.  

  1. Belief in or practice of communal ownership, as of goods and property.

  2. Strong devotion to the interests of one's own minority or ethnic group rather than those of society as a whole.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see communalism on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way