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plural communities
Definition of community
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 : a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society
the academic community the scientific community
d : a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests
the international community
e : a group linked by a common policy
f : an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (such as species) in a common location
g : state, commonwealth
2a : a social state or condition
The school encourages a sense of community in its students.
b : joint ownership or participation
community of goods
c : common character : likeness community of interests
d : social activity : fellowship
3 : society at large
the interests of the community
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