"community" in the noun sense
1. community
a group of people living in a particular local area
"the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
2. community
a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
"he was well known throughout the Catholic community"
"the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
"they formed a community of scientists"
3. community
common ownership
"they shared a community of possessions"
4. community
a group of nations having common interests
"they hoped to join the NATO community"
5. community, community of interests
agreement as to goals
"the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
6. residential district, residential area, community
a district where people live occupied primarily by private residences
7. community, biotic community
ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
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