communautaire

/ kɔmynotɛr /

adjective

1. supporting the principles of the European Community (now the European Union)

Word History and Origins

Origin of communautaire¹

literally: community (as modifier)

Example Sentences

Mamy Jean Jacques Razafimahatratra, a researcher at the Institut National de Santé Publique et Communautaire in Antananarivo, found that led to shortages of contraception, in a poor country where travel to nearby towns is difficult.

From Salon

In a nation that tends to discourage identity politics as “communautaire” and therefore hostile to national cohesion, the state not only frowns on hyphenated identities, but does not even officially recognise race either as a formal category or a lived experience.

From The Guardian

Acquis communautaire: A French phrase meaning the entire body of European Union law.

From BBC

The total body of European law, dating back to 1958, is known as the Acquis Communautaire.

From BBC

The French-language College Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick will launch the course next year, said Michel Doucet, executive director of continuing education and customized learning.

From The Guardian