Definition of community
communities
1 : a unified body of individuals: such asa : state, commonwealthb : the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself the problems of a large communityc : an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (such as species) in a common locationd : a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society a community of retired persons a monastic communitye : a group linked by a common policyf : a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests the international communityg : a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society the academic community the scientific community
2 : society at large the interests of the community
3a : joint ownership or participation community of goodsb : common character : likeness community of interestsc : social activity : fellowshipd : a social state or condition The school encourages a sense of community in its students.
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Examples of community in a Sentence
a respectable member of the community
The festival was a great way for the local community to get together.
Many communities are facing budget problems.
People in the community wanted better police protection.
Recent Examples of community from the Web
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The base has about 5,000 residents, 1,500 of them assigned to Cashman’s staff, and a small community-style U.S. Navy hospital.
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Meanwhile, a massive search for the boy was underway in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, home to one of the world’s largest communities of Orthodox Jews outside of Israel.
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Tropical Storm Beatriz has formed in the Pacific Ocean near a coastal region of southern Mexico that's home to touristy beach communities.
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For information about Ali Festival events throughout the community, visit www.gotolouisville.com/ali. Reporter Sheldon S. Shafer can be reached at 502-582-7089, or via email at sshafer@courier-journal.com.
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Members of the online recipe-sharing community celebrate dozens of frozen delights.
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Communities within Harrison have long struggled under the weight of low employment and poverty.
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But its mission as a non-profit community health center was the same - to provide primary and preventive health care to people unable to afford it.
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Our cast, writers, musical collaborators, choreographers, camera team, directing and post-production teams all felt the profound privilege to have been embraced by the borough of The Bronx and the Hip-Hop community at large.
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Origin and Etymology of community
Middle English comunete, from Anglo-French communité, from Latin communitat-, communitas, from communis —see 1common
Other Sociology Terms
COMMUNITY Defined for English Language Learners
community
playDefinition of community for English Language Learners
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: a group of people who live in the same area (such as a city, town, or neighborhood)
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: a group of people who have the same interests, religion, race, etc.
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: a group of nations
COMMUNITY Defined for Kids
community
playDefinition of community for Students
communities
1 : the people living in a certain place (as a village or city) : the area itself
2 : a natural group (as of kinds of plants and animals) living together and depending on one another for various necessities of life (as food or shelter)
3 : a group of people with common interests the business community a community of artists
4 : a feeling of caring about others in a group The school fosters a sense of community.
Medical Dictionary
community
playMedical Definition of community
communities
: a unified body of individuals: asa: the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself the problems of a large communityb: an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common locationc: a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society a community of retired persons
Law Dictionary
community
Legal Definition of community
communities
1 : the people who live in a particular place or region and usually are linked by some common interests
2a : the mass of community property owned by a husband and wife a spouse may not…lease to a third person his undivided interest in the community or in particular things of the community — Louisiana Civil Code b : the entity created upon the marriage of a husband and wife for the purposes of ownership of property in community property states — see also community property at property, regime
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