communalism Syllabification: (com·mu·nal·ism)Pronunciation: /kəˈmyo͞onlˌizəm, ˈkämyənəˌlizm/Definition of communalism noun 1a principle of political organization based on federated communes. the principle or practice of living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. 2allegiance to one’s own ethnic group rather than to the wider society. Derivatives communalist adjective & noun communalisticPronunciation: /kəˌmyo͞onlˈistik/ adjective communalism in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of communalism in the British & World English dictionary
