community

noun

US /kəˈmjunəti/

Word Forms

singular	community
plural	communities

1
countable the people who live in an area
I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community.
small rural communities that rely on agriculture
close-knit/tightly knit community (=where everyone knows each other):
Rock Creek is a close-knit community of several hundred people.
the wider community (=the community of which a small group is a part):
links between the university and the wider community
Synonyms and related words
Inhabitants, citizens and citizenship
aboriginal
birthright
the body politic
1. 1a
  only before nounrelating to a community or to the people in it
  community affairs
  The group visited various community projects in the city.
  Synonyms and related words
  Community and the feeling of belonging to a community
  absorb
  absorption
  accept
2. 1b
  a group of people in a larger society who are the same in some way
  areas where there are large Jewish communities
  Synonyms and related words
  Groups of people with shared interests or aims
  association
  commission
  organization
3. 1c
  a group of people who live together in the same place, often people who keep themselves separate from society
  a community of monks
  Synonyms and related words
  Groups of people who live together or in the same place
  the Brady Bunch
  colony
  commune
2

the community
society in general
Patients who have received this treatment do well when they return to the community.
Synonyms and related words
Culture, society and civilization
advanced
civilisation
civilise
3
countable a group of animals that live in the same place
Synonyms and related words
Groups of specific living things
bevy
brace
colony
4
uncountable the feeling that you belong to a group and that this is a good thing
People feel sad about the loss of community.
sense of community:
One of the major goals is to develop a sense of community.
Synonyms and related words
Community and the feeling of belonging to a community
absorb
absorption
accept
5
a virtual community
Synonyms and related words
To be important, or to give something importance
matter
figure
emphasize

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