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Meaning of 'community' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Community [ n.]
- Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods.
- 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.
- Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general.
- Common character; likeness.
- Commonness; frequency.

Meaning of 'community' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . community [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
Example in sentence:
  • he was well known throughout the Catholic community;
  • the news spread rapidly through the medical community;
  • they formed a community of scientists
Meaning (2):
- agreement as to goals
Example in sentence:
  • the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests
Meaning (3):
- a group of people living in a particular local area
Example in sentence:
  • the team is drawn from all parts of the community
Meaning (4):
- a group of nations having common interests
Example in sentence:
  • they hoped to join the NATO community
Meaning (5):
- common ownership
Example in sentence:
  • they shared a community of possessions

Nearby Words:

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