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community
[kuh-myoo-ni-tee]
noun
plural
communitiesa social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
a locality inhabited by such a group.
a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists: the community of scholars;
the business community;
the community of scholars;
diversity within a college community;
London's Jewish and Muslim communities.
a group of associated nations sharing common interests or a common heritage.
the community of Western Europe.
Ecclesiastical.Ìýa group of men or women leading a common life according to a rule.
Ecology.Ìýan assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area.
joint possession, enjoyment, liability, etc..
community of property.
similarity; agreement; identity.
community of interests.
Synonyms: ,the community, the public; society.
the needs of the community.
community
/ °ìəˈ³¾Âá³Ü˲Ôɪ³Ùɪ /
noun
the people living in one locality
the locality in which they live
( as modifier )
community spirit
a group of people having cultural, religious, ethnic, or other characteristics in common
the Protestant community
a group of nations having certain interests in common
the public in general; society
common ownership or participation
similarity or agreement
community of interests
(in Wales since 1974 and Scotland since 1975) the smallest unit of local government; a subdivision of a district
ecology a group of interdependent plants and animals inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other through food and other relationships
community
A group of organisms or populations living and interacting with one another in a particular environment. The organisms in a community affect each other's abundance, distribution, and evolutionary adaptation. Depending on how broadly one views the interaction between organisms, a community can be small and local, as in a pond or tree, or regional or global, as in a biome.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- communital adjective
- procommunity adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of community1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of community1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“We recognized the incredible potential of Thai cacao and the burgeoning community of passionate makers.â€
Two other nearby residents who did not want to be named said this suburban community was reeling as news spread of the attack.
The encounter with Gavidia and others they are tracking have raised legal questions about enforcement efforts that have swept up hundreds of immigrants and shot fear into the deeply intertwined communities they call home.
And these community groups were hosting “Know Your Rights†workshops, organizing patrols to alert residents of immigration sweeps and preparing, as much as they could, to resist.
A week of immigration sweeps across Southern California has left some communities eerily quiet, with some residents saying they are avoiding going out and attending to routine business out of fear of being stopped.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- associationÌý
- centerÌý
- companyÌý
- districtÌý
- nationÌý
- neighborhoodÌý
- peopleÌý
- publicÌý
- societyÌý
- stateÌý
When To Use
A community is a social group whose members have something in common, such as a shared government, geographic location, culture, or heritage.Community can also refer to the physical location where such a group lives. It can refer to a town, city, village, or other area with a formal government whose residents share a nationality or culture, as in A group of town citizens decided to clean up the litter in their community. Community can also refer to the people who live in this area, as in Filipe was able to raise money for the city’s homeless shelter with help from the community. More generally, community can refer to a group that shares some trait or quality that separates it from the wider population as in Tracy was excited to find that the Muslim community in her city often held free talks on being a Muslim American. Example: Ria entered politics to help improve the lives of the people in her community.
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