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- Dictionarycommunity/kəˈmjuːnɪti/
noun
- 1. a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common: "Montreal's Italian community" Similar
- 2. the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common: "the sense of community that organized religion can provide"
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COMMUNITY definition: 1. the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their…. Learn more.
1. : a unified body of individuals: such as. a. : the people with common interests living in a particular area. broadly : the area itself. the problems of a large community. b. : a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society. a community of retired persons. a monastic community. c.
The first is an informal definition of community as a place where people used to live. In this sense it is synonymous with the concept of an ancient settlement—whether a hamlet, village, town, or city.
Community definition: a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.. See examples of COMMUNITY used in a sentence.
If a number of people consider themselves one group based on location, work, religion, nationality, or even activity, they can be called a community. If you like to play online games, you are active in the gamer community.
Definition of community noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun Word forms: plural comˈmunities. 1. a. all the people living in a particular district, city, etc. b. the district, city, etc. where they live. 2. a group of people forming a smaller social unit within a larger one, and sharing common interests, work, identity, location, etc. a college community, the labor community.
COMMUNITY definition: 1. the people living in a particular area: 2. a group of people with the same interests…. Learn more.
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 community of scholars;
A body of people or things viewed collectively. Expand. I.1. † The generality of people; the people as a group. Obsolete. Expand. I.2. A commonwealth; a nation or state. Now rare. Expand. I.3. A body of people leading a communal life according to a… I.4. † figurative. Of things: a cluster, an aggregation. Obsolete. Expand. I.5.
