Community - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈmjuːnətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word community
Brit.  |kəˈmjuːnɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word community

noun

- 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
they formed a community of scientists
- 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
- 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

Extra examples

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.

The new arts centre will serve the whole community.

We meet once a month to discuss community problems.

Community leaders met to discuss the proposed golf course.

Communities of otters are slowly returning to British rivers.

Community Act

Economic Community of Central African States

Economic Community of West African States

European Coal and Steel Community

European Community

The change had only a small impact on the community.

The disease spread quickly among the members of the community.

Word forms

noun
singular: community
plural: communities
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