communal area

collocation in English

meaningsofcommunalandarea

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communal
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/us
/ˈkɑː.mjə.nəl/
belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofcommunalandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some carers told us that they intervened when residents argued and, in this way, maintained emotional and interactional order in thecommunalarea.
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Though they were selfproclaimed elites and disdained comparison withcommunalareafarmers and their extensive farming techniques, they were not intensive farmers.
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The criteria for listing were : multiple ownership, absentee ownership, derelict or underutilised, farm borders acommunalarea.
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The burial grounds of the other members of the group have not been found, but apparently they were not situated within the limits of eachcommunalarea.
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Many young people in rural areas in my constituency could work from home, the village hall or acommunalareausing information technology.
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This would include the cost of heating, lighting and cleaning thecommunalareaof the accommodation.
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Thecommunalareafeatures seating, heating and a bookcase.
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Cloistered below decks in cages which held 50 internees, the prisoners were forced to use broken toilets which overflowed frequently into theircommunalarea.
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Thecommunalareain the first floor has computers for the boarders to use, logging in with their school account.
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The site consists of a largecommunalarea, a visitors centre and several personal dwellings.
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Cloistered below decks in cages which held 50 internees, the prisoners were forced to use broken toilets, which overflowed frequently into theircommunalarea.
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Cloistered below decks in cages which held 50 internees each, the prisoners were forced to use broken toilets which overflowed frequently into theircommunalarea.
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The structure held a centralcommunalareawith an especially large hearth.
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Village structure: several open areas, and one central,communalarea(measuring about 2,500 m2) with a well.
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Tillage methods mimicked those done in the surrounding communal areas.
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It may have instead been set aside for use as acommunalareafor people from the surrounding settlements, who may have used the ridge as a ceremonial procession route.
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Most residents spent the best part of the day in the communal areas of each unit, where the filming took place.
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The new growth of the sparse vegetation on the communal areas surrounding the villages is grazed and some households move with their flocks to the steppe.
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Residents in housing developments often complain of vandalism of communal areas, and current wisdom seems to suggest such areas are minimized in favour of private gardens.
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