different between communal vs hammam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin comm?n?lis, from Latin comm?nis. Doublet of cominal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k??mju?.n?l/, /?k?.mj?.n?l/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /k??mju.n?l/

Adjective

communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)

1. pertaining to a community
2. shared by a community; public
3. (India) defined by religious ideas; based on religion

   Antonym: secular

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comm?n?lis, from Latin comm?nis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.my.nal/
• Homophones: communale, communales

Adjective

communal (feminine singular communale, masculine plural communaux, feminine plural communales)

1. of or relating to a commune

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Further reading

• “communal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Turkish hamam, from Arabic ???????? (?amm?m).

Noun

hammam (plural hammams)

1. A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???m?m/
• Hyphenation: ham?mam
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

hammam m (plural hammams)

1. Alternative spelling of hamam.

French

Noun

hammam m (plural hammams)

1. hammam (communal bathhouse in Islamic countries)
2. Turkish bath

Spanish

Noun

hammam m (plural hammames)

1. hammam (communal bathhouse in Islamic countries)