What is the meaning of community?

noun

  • A group of people living in a particular local area.
    • usage: "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
  • Common ownership.
    • usage: "they shared a community of possessions"
  • A group of nations having common interests.
    • usage: "they hoped to join the NATO community"
  • Agreement as to goals.
    • usage: "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
  • A district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences.
  • Ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other. (.
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APAWordNet. (2010). community. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/community/definitions/1222251
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "community" http://smartdefine.org/community/definitions/1222251 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, community, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/community/definitions/1222251>.
MLAWordNet. "community" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/community/definitions/1222251>
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