WordNet meanings
View source ↗- Noun
a group of people living in a particular local area
the team is drawn from all parts of the community
- Noun
a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
he was well known throughout the Catholic community
the news spread rapidly through the medical community
they formed a community of scientists
- Noun
common ownership
they shared a community of possessions
- Noun
a group of nations having common interests
they hoped to join the NATO community
- Noun
agreement as to goals
the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests
- Noun
a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
- Noun
(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
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Wiktionary meanings
View source ↗- Nouncountable
A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
- Nouncountable
A residential or religious collective; a commune.
- Nouncountable
A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
- NounInternetcountable
A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
- Noununcountable
The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
- Noununcountable
A feeling of togetherness or connectedness, common identity or of possessing a similar outlook, perspective and purpose with some group of people.
- Nouncountableobsolete
Common enjoyment or possession; participation.
- Nounobsoleteuncountable
Common character; likeness.
- Nounobsoleteuncountable
Commonness; frequency.
- NounWalescountable
A local area within a county or county borough which is the lowest tier of local government, usually represented by a community council or town council, which is generally equivalent to a civil parish in England.
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