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Noun
/kəˈmyo͞onitē/,
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communities, plural;
  1. A group of people living together in one place, esp. one practicing common ownership
    • - a community of nuns
  2. All the people living in a particular area or place
    • - local communities
  3. A particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants
    • - a rural community
  4. The people of a district or country considered collectively, esp. in the context of social values and responsibilities; society
    • - preparing prisoners for life back in the community
  5. Denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area
    • - community health services
  6. A group of people having a religion, race, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
    • - Rhode Island's Japanese community
    • - the scientific community
  7. A body of nations or states unified by common interests
    • - the European Community
    • - the African Economic Community
  8. 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
  9. A similarity or identity
    • - writers who shared a community of interests
  10. Joint ownership or liability
    • - a commitment to the community of goods
  11. A group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat
    • - communities of insectivorous birds
  12. A set of species found in the same habitat or ecosystem at the same time

  1. (community) a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
  2. (community) common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"
  3. (community) a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
  4. (community) agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
  5. (community) residential district: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
  6. (community) (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
  7. In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting species sharing a populated environment. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree ...
  8. Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture is a primary resource for information, issues, and ideas about intentional communities in North America - from urban co-ops to cohousing groups to ecovillages to rural communes.
  9. (Community (Christian)) The term Communion is derived from Latin communio (sharing in common). The corresponding term in Greek is κοινωνία, which is often translated as "fellowship". ...
  10. (Community (country subdivision)) A community is an administrative division found in Belgium, Canada, Greece, Iceland, Wales, and the League of Nations Class A mandates
  11. (Community (ecology)) In ecology, a community is an assemblage of two or more populations of different species occupying the same geographical area. The term community has a variety of uses. ...
  12. (Community (Fear Itself)) Community is the seventh episode of the NBC horror anthology ''Fear Itself.
  13. (community) Group of people sharing a common understanding who reveal themselves by using the same language, manners, tradition and law. ...
  14. (Community) A society where peoples relations with each other are direct and personal and where a complex web of ties link people in mutual bonds of emotion and obligation. ...
  15. A community is a specific group of people who all hold a something in common. Community has tended to be associated with two key aspects: firstly people who share locality or geographical place; secondly people who are communities of interest. ...
  16. (Community) Any group of organisms belonging to a number of different species that co-occur in the same habitat or area and interact through trophic and spatial relationships
  17. (Community) A factor with increased emphasis in sustainable building and sustainable development. Design and building related practices enhancing and supporting community ideals and functions are considered more sustainable than those that do not, all else being equal.
  18. (Community) A political entity that has the authority to adopt and enforce floodplain ordinances for the area under its jurisdiction. In most cases, a community is an incorporated city, town, township, borough, village, or an unincorporated area of a county or parish. ...
  19. (Community) A general term for an assemblage of plants and/or animals living together and interacting among themselves in a specific location.
  20. (Community) A generic term used to describe the members of a religious group or the group itself. Living in a community no longer necessarily means living in the same geographic place but implies other commitments to the group.
  21. (community) All species or populations living in the same area.
  22. (Community) All the people living in a particular district, city, etc.
  23. (Community) Cards that are face-up and used by all players.
  24. (community) A group of interacting species that occur together at the same place and time. [1, 15]
  25. (community) n. a group of people living together in one place or area