communitarian

[ kuh-myoo-ni-tair-ee-uhn ]

noun
  1. a member of a communistic community.

  2. an advocate of such a community.

Origin of communitarian

1
First recorded in 1835–45; communit(y) + -arian

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British Dictionary definitions for communitarian

communitarian

/ (kəˌmjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən) /


noun
  1. a member of a communist community

  2. an advocate of communalism

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