a group of people having cultural, religious, ethnic, or other characteristics in common
the Protestant community
3.
a group of nations having certain interests in common
4.
the public in general; society
5.
common ownership or participation
6.
similarity or agreement
community of interests
7.
(in Wales since 1974 and Scotland since 1975) the smallest unit of local government; a subdivision of a district
8. ecology
a group of interdependent plants and animals inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other through food and other relationships
Word origin
C14: from Latin commūnitās, from commūniscommon
Examples of 'communities' in a sentence
communities
`I'm researching an article on New England utopian communities.
Reeves, Robert DOUBTING THOMAS
The number of communities suffering similar problems is mushrooming.
Houston Chronicle (2002)
Many communities have no hospital and few physicians or none.
Houston Chronicle (2003)
But some communities go the low-key route.
Houston Chronicle (2005)
The team was also able to visit other churches in the communities they visited.
Houston Chronicle (2006)
A number of graduates are using what they've learned to help their communities.
Houston Chronicle (2004)
Our vision is one where we give communities much more say, much more control.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Its communities are tiny, and separated in winter by a vast snowy wilderness.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We think that the most productive entrepreneurial communities are multi-generational.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They supply the volunteers and charity workers who keep communities going.
The Sun (2007)
All related terms of 'communities'
community
The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
fraternities
a body of people united in interests, aims , etc
fraternity
Fraternity refers to friendship and support between people who feel they are closely linked to each other.
closed community
a plant community that does not allow for further colonization, all the available niches being occupied
European Community
an economic and political association of European States that came into being in 1967, when the legislative and executive bodies of the European Economic Community merged with those of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community: subsumed into the European Union in 1993
faith community
a community of people sharing the same religious faith
farming community
a community where farming is the main industry
gated community
A gated community is an area of houses and sometimes shops that is surrounded by a wall or fence and has an entrance that is guarded.
global community
the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically , socially, and politically interdependent
rating community
an online community based around a website that allows members to rate each other's photographs , qualifications , etc, as well as those of applicants , and which only those approved by existing members are allowed to join
speech community
a community consisting of all the speakers of a particular language or dialect
student community
→ the student community
village community
an early form of community organization in which land belonged to the village , the arable land being allotted to the members or households of the community by more or less permanent arrangements and the waste or excess land remaining undivided
retirement community
a specially designed place where retired people live
therapeutic community
a group-based form of therapy for people with mental health problems , sometimes residential
Commission of the European Communities
the executive body of the European Union formed in 1967, which initiates action in the EU and mediates between member governments
Statistical Office of the European Communities
an organization within the European Union that collects and collates statistical information relating to member states
CFA franc
the former standard monetary unit of France , most French dependencies , Andorra , and Monaco , divided into 100 centimes ; replaced by the euro in 2002
fr
Fr is a written abbreviation for → French or → franc .
franc
The franc was the unit of money that was used in France and Belgium, before it was replaced by the euro. It is also the unit of currency in some other countries where French is spoken .
Swiss franc
the former standard monetary unit of France , most French dependencies , Andorra , and Monaco , divided into 100 centimes ; replaced by the euro in 2002