Community meaning

What does “community” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“community” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a group of people living in a particular local area.

community

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 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”
common ownership
“they shared a community of possessions”
a group of nations having common interests
“they hoped to join the NATO community”
agreement as to goals
“the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests”
Synonymscommunity of interests
a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
Synonymsresidential district residential area
(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
Synonymsbiotic community

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University