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   Com·mu·ni·ty

   /kəˈmyo͞onədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common: "the scientific community" Similar groupsectionbodycompanysetcirclecliquecoterieringbandfactioninformal:gangbunch
   • ▪ a group of people living together in one place, especially one practicing common ownership: "a community of nuns" Similar brotherhoodsisterhoodfraternityconfraternitysororitycolonyinstitutionorderbodycircleassociationsocietyleaguerare:sodality
   • ▪ a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants: "a rural community" Similar districtregionzonearealocal arealocalitylocaleneighborhoodinformal:neck of the woodsmanorhoodnabeturf
   • ▪ a body of nations or states unified by common interests: "the European Community"
   • ▪ the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities; society: "preparing prisoners for life back in the community" Similar populationpopulacepeoplecitizenrypublicgeneral publicbody politiccollectivesocietynationstatecountryrealmcommonwealthhomelandfatherlandmotherlandresidentsinhabitantscitizenshumorous:denizensburghers
   • ▪ denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area: "community health services"
   • 2. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals: "the sense of community that organized religion can provide"
   • ▪ a similarity or identity: "writers who shared a community of interests" Similar similaritysimilar naturelikenesssamenesscomparabilitycorrespondenceagreementalignmentparallelparallelismclosenessaffinityarchaic:semblanceOpposite differenceincompatibility
   • ▪ joint ownership or liability: "a commitment to the community of goods" Similar joint ownershipcommon ownershipshared possessionjoint liabilityjoint participation
   • 3. a group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat: "communities of insectivorous birds"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis (see common).

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