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COMMUNALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("communalism" is a kind of...):
allegiance; commitment; dedication; loyalty (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The practice of communal living and common ownership
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("communalism" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)