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Noun
/kəˈmyo͞onitē/,
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communities, plural;
  1. A group of people living together in one place, esp. one practicing common ownership
    • - a community of nuns
  2. All the people living in a particular area or place
    • - local communities
  3. A particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants
    • - a rural community
  4. The people of a district or country considered collectively, esp. in the context of social values and responsibilities; society
    • - preparing prisoners for life back in the community
  5. Denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area
    • - community health services
  6. A group of people having a religion, race, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
    • - Rhode Island's Japanese community
    • - the scientific community
  7. A body of nations or states unified by common interests
    • - the European Community
    • - the African Economic Community
  8. A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals
    • - the sense of community that organized religion can provide
  9. A similarity or identity
    • - writers who shared a community of interests
  10. Joint ownership or liability
    • - a commitment to the community of goods
  11. A group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat
    • - communities of insectivorous birds
  12. A set of species found in the same habitat or ecosystem at the same time


  1. a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
  2. common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions"
  3. a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
  4. agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests"
  5. residential district: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
  6. (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
  7. In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting species sharing a populated environment. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree ...
  8. A community is an administrative division found in Belgium, Canada, Greece, Iceland, Wales, and the League of Nations Class A mandates
  9. A residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercial businesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types of occupants of the typical community.
  10. The term Communion is derived from Latin communio (sharing in common). The corresponding term in Greek is κοινωνία, which is often translated as "fellowship". ...
  11. In ecology, a community is an assemblage of two or more populations of different species occupying the same geographical area. The term community has a variety of uses. ...
  12. Community is the seventh episode of the NBC horror anthology ''Fear Itself.
  13. Group of people sharing a common understanding who reveal themselves by using the same language, manners, tradition and law. ...
  14. (Communities) a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
  15. (Communities) Different species of fish kept in the same aquarium.
  16. (Communities) Hilo · Honolulu · Kahului · Kaneohe · Waipahu · Lihue · Pearl City
  17. (Communities) Pleasanton Homes for Sale | Ruby Hill Homes for Sale | Dublin Homes for Sale | San Ramon Homes for Sale | Danville Homes for Sale | Blackhawk Homes for Sale | Alamo Homes for Sale | Livermore Homes for Sale
  18. (Communities) Special interest groups among XING members.
  19. (Communities) Websites that internet users can join to network, find information and interact with other members. They are often formed around particular areas of interest or to provide an online area where people can socialize "virtually".
  20. (Communities) are groups of people communicating, socialising and collaborating, through the internet, face-to-face or through other channels. ...
  21. (Communities) individuals and/or organizations, within or across sectors, coming together in a physical or virtual (2.0/3.0) space, with shared ideas, interests, visions and goals; typically in peer relationships that utilize an agreed platform to enable interactivity and/or interoperability. ...
  22. (Communities) of organisms are composed of two or more populations. At this level, an ecologist could take a closer look at the cohabitation of red pandas and giant pandas in a certain area, studying how the animals share food and space.
  23. (Communities) social or cultural groups or networks that share a common purpose, heritage, rights and responsibilities and/or other bonds. ...
  24. ([Jewish] Communities) Jewish communities in Croatia were severely restricted in their activities during the Holocaust, mainly because most of them were liquidated at an early stage. ...
  25. (communities) Arcadia | Baldwin | Baltimore Highlands | Boring | Bradshaw | Brooklandville | Butler | Carroll Crest | Chase | Fork | Fort Howard | Franklinville | Freeland | Fullerton | Germantown | Glen Arm | Glencoe | Glyndon | Granite | Gwynn Oak | Halethorpe | Hebbville | Hereford | Hunt ...