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- DictionaryCom·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"
- 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 community is a social group whose members have something in common, such as a shared government, geographic location, culture, or heritage. Community can also refer to the physical location where such a group lives.
COMMUNITY meaning: 1 : a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood); 2 : a group of people who have the same interests, religion, race, etc.
The fact of having a quality or qualities in common; shared character, similarity; identity; unity. † nothing of community: nothing in common ( obsolete ). community of interest: identity of interest, interests in common ( spec. in Finance ). Formerly also as a count noun: †a shared or common quality. 1560.
Definitions of community. noun. a group of people living in a particular local area. “the team is drawn from all parts of the community ” see more. noun. a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences. synonyms: residential area, residential district. see more. noun. a group of nations having common interests.
1. a. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government. b. The district or locality in which such a group lives. 2. a. A group of people having common interests: the scientific community; the international business community. b.
Definition of community noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. community. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /kəˈmjuːnəti/ (plural communities) [countable, usually singular] all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group. The local community supported us from the start.
A group of nations loosely or closely associated because of common traditions or for political or economic advantage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (13) Synonyms: society. public. people. residential area. residential district. biotic community. community of interests. township.
