a 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 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. a group of men or women leading a common life according to a rule.
Ecology. an assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area.
joint possession, enjoyment, liability, etc.: community of property.
similarity; agreement; identity: community of interests.
the community,the public; society: the needs of the community.
Origin of community
First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin commūnitās, equivalent to commūni(s) “common” + -tās noun suffix; replacing Middle English comunete, from Middle French, from Latin as above; see common, -ty2;
SYNONYMS FOR community
8 correspondence, likeness.
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synonym study for community
1. Community,hamlet,village,town,city are terms for groups of people living in somewhat close association, and usually under common rules. Community is a general term, and town is often loosely applied. A commonly accepted set of connotations envisages hamlet as a small group, village as a somewhat larger one, town still larger, and city as very large. Size is, however, not the true basis of differentiation, but properly sets off only hamlet. Incorporation, or the absence of it, and the type of government determine the classification of the others.
OTHER WORDS FROM community
com·mu·ni·tal,adjectivepro·com·mu·nity,adjective
Words nearby community
communistic, Communist Manifesto, Communist Party, communitarian, communitas, community, community antenna television, community association, community card, community care, community center
The community does not yet have adequate testing, contact tracing, or isolation.
I’m an epidemiologist and a dad. Here’s why I think schools should reopen.|Benjamin P. Linas|July 9, 2020|Vox
Sky glow is a term that’s already in use in the light pollution community, so that’s not my favorite term.
The Scientist Leading the World’s Aurora Hunters|Robin George Andrews|July 9, 2020|Quanta Magazine
She sought input from various community stakeholders, many of whom had been rankled by her appointment to lead the police division.
There’s little evidence showing which police reforms work|Sujata Gupta|July 9, 2020|Science News
Organizations like his try to do outreach and help convert messaging into something that resonates with underrepresented communities, but they are stretched thin, especially with the coronavirus pandemic and recent racial justice movement.
Few Latino Residents Are Applying to Take Part in Redistricting|Andrew Keatts and Maya Srikrishnan|July 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
She last wrote for Eater about the rise of community fridges across the country.
Who Will Save the Food Timeline?|Dayna Evans|July 8, 2020|Eater
What matters is being honest, humble, and a faithful and loyal friend, father and member of your community.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Then we all have to do our part to engage the officers and our community, and hold everyone accountable in the process.
How to Solve the Policing Crisis|Keli Goff|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Community policing is expensive and, in an era of budget cuts, increasingly rare.
How to Solve the Policing Crisis|Keli Goff|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In being himself, he was also representing a community of people that talked how he talked and saw what he saw.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And like all prophets, he was under-appreciated by his country, his community, and his party for far too long.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The gipsies have been all frightened away by the Vagrants Act, and no great loss to the community in general.
The Hardy Country|Charles G. Harper
Great was the commotion stirred up against him in the Jewish community of Amsterdam.
Creed And Deed|Felix Adler
Life in the community must be exalted, and fitted to become the representative of spiritual life.
Ethics and Modern Thought|Rudolf Eucken
Still this is not quite the same thing as that fuller national unity which is felt where there is community of language.
Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists|James Anthony Froude, Edward A. Freeman, William Ewart Gladstone, John Henry Newman and Leslie Stephen
Nor can inconvenience to the community be alleged as an objection to such a regulation.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|James D. Richardson
British Dictionary definitions for community
community
/ (kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ) /
nounplural-ties
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 commonthe Protestant community
a group of nations having certain interests in common
the public in general; society
common ownership or participation
similarity or agreementcommunity of interests
(in Wales since 1974 and Scotland since 1975) the smallest unit of local government; a subdivision of a district
ecologya group of interdependent plants and animals inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other through food and other relationships
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.