intercommunal
adjective
in·ter·com·mu·nal
ˌin-tər-kə-ˈmyü-nᵊl 
-ˈkäm-yə-nᵊl
variants
or less commonly inter-communal
: occurring or existing between two or more communities
intercommunal violence
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Yet the attacks, which often kill scores of civilians, have successfully increased intercommunal tensions and, in some cases, have even led to the expulsion of Shiites.
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Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Understanding these dynamics can inform international efforts to promote human rights and foster intercommunal solidarity in heterogeneous societies.
—Türkay Salim Nefes, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
The conflict between these two former Soviet republics in the Caucasus, on the border between Europe and Asia, was the culmination of tensions that had been building for more than 25 years and intercommunal dynamics that were far older than that.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
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Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Understanding these dynamics can inform international efforts to promote human rights and foster intercommunal solidarity in heterogeneous societies.
—Türkay Salim Nefes, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
The conflict between these two former Soviet republics in the Caucasus, on the border between Europe and Asia, was the culmination of tensions that had been building for more than 25 years and intercommunal dynamics that were far older than that.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
But such intercommunal attacks, however vicious and unmerited, are not the cause of the M23 rebellion but a response to it: many Congolese of other ethnicities automatically assume local Tutsis support the rebel group and have therefore lashed out against them.
—Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Intercommunal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercommunal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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