comunitare

Comunitare is an adjective used in several Romance languages to denote relation to a community or to a supranational Community, such as the European Community. The term derives from Latin communitas and from the noun comunità in Italian, with cognates appearing in other languages such as Romanian. In European Union contexts, the word is commonly associated with laws, policies, and standards that are created at the Community level and applicable across member states. For example, in Italian, expressions like diritto comunitario or norme comunitarie refer to Community law and Community regulations. In Romanian usage, related forms describe European Union–level legal and administrative areas, such as drept comunitar or reglementări comunitare, reflecting the same underlying idea of supranational frameworks.

Beyond legal language, comunitare can appear in sociopolitical discourse to describe practices, institutions, or decisions intended to be shared or coordinated across a group of communities or member units rather than being limited to a single nation. The form and gender agreements of the adjective vary by language and grammatical context, mirroring the broader pattern of Romance-language morphology. In contrast to more narrowly national terms, comunitare signals a sense of common or collective concern tied to a broader Community, whether legal, administrative, or cultural. In English-language discussions, the concept is typically rendered as “community-related” or, when referring to law, “Community law” or “EU law” depending on the context.