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community.

A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈmjuːnɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈmjʉwnɪtɪj/British, Southern, Standard/k(ə)ˈmju.nə.ti/Canada, General-American[k(ə)ˈmju.nə.ɾi]Canada, General-American
  1. A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.

    countable
  2. A residential or religious collective; a commune.

    countable
  3. A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.

    countable
  4. A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.

    Internet · countable
  5. The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.

    uncountable
  6. A feeling of togetherness or connectedness, common identity or of possessing a similar outlook, perspective and purpose with some group of people.

    uncountable
    Volunteering gave me a sense of community.
  7. Common enjoyment or possession; participation.

    countable · obsolete
    a community of goods
  8. Common character; likeness.

    obsolete · uncountable
  9. Commonness; frequency.

    obsolete · uncountable
  10. A local area within a county or county borough which is the lowest tier of local government, usually represented by a community council or town council, which is generally equivalent to a civil parish in England.

    Wales · countable
Where this word comes from

From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”), from commūn(is) (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, public”) + -itās. By surface analysis, commun(e) + -ity. Displaced native Old English ġemǣnsċipe. Doublet of communitas.

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