Etymology : Middle English comunete, from Middle French comuneté, from Latin communitat-, communitas, from communis
Pronunciation : k&-myü-n&-tE
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. people living in the same area; group of people that live together; group of people that share common characteristics or interests. community\com*mu"ni*ty\ , n.; pl. communities (#). [l. communitas: cf. of. communité. cf. commonalty, and see:
common.].
2. common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. the original community of all things. an unreserved community of thought and feeling. irving.
3. a body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests. creatures that in communities exist.
4. society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general. burdens upon the poorer classes of the community.note: in this sense, the term should be used with the definite article; as, the interests of the community.
5. common character; likeness. [r.] the essential community of nature between organic growth and inorganic growth. spencer.
6. commonness; frequency. [obs.] eyes sick and blunted with community.community adj.
7. affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare" [syn: community(a) , public].
8. belonging to and maintained by and for the local community; "community parks" n 1: a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" 2: a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the catholic community".
9. common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions".
10. a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the nato community".
11. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" [syn: profession].
12. agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" [syn: community of interests ].
13. a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences [syn: residential district, residential area].
14. (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other [syn: biotic community ].
15. Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.
16. A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks.
17. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests.
18. Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general.
19. Common character; likeness.
20. Commonness; frequency. a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community" a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community" common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions" agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests".
21. 1. The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place. He's well liked by people in the community The growth of such vigilante gangs has worried community leaders, police and politicians.
22. A particular community is a group of people who are similar in some way. The police haven't really done anything for the black community in particular. the business community.
23. Community is friendship between different people or groups, and a sense of having something in common. Two of our greatest strengths are diversity and community. community property European Atomic Energy Community Euratom European Coal and Steel Community European Community European Defense Community French Community community college Rule of the Community Oneida Community community centre Community of Christ European Economic Community European Community EC.