No. 1,120 in French

communale

Relating to a commune or municipality.

In a sentence

La bibliothèque communale est ouverte tous les jours.
The communal library is open every day.
Here, "communale" describes a library that is managed by a commune, making it accessible and related to the local community.
Les élections communales auront lieu ce dimanche.
The communal elections will take place this Sunday.
In this sentence, "communales" refers to elections that are organized at the level of the municipality, related to local government.
Ils discutent des projets communaux lors de la réunion.
They discuss communal projects during the meeting.
Here, "communaux" (plural of "communale") qualifies projects that are initiated or managed by the commune or local authorities.

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