community
∞
2.8
- noun
- /kəˈmjunɪti/
:
comunidad
- Many people in our community share a love for gardening and often exchange plants.
- local community
- community members
- community service
I would be drawn into communities that were poor.
- I would be drawn into communities that were poor.
- I don't engage with that community, like, at all anymore.
- Find other people in the community to talk to, have fun.
- So these are part of our community there.
- This is my service to my community of subscribers.
- Almost immediately it began attacking the southern communities in in Israel.
- Health care that was built for our community, by our community.
- And mind you, like the circus community just would.
- The door to this community kitchen are open.
- Urban community in the Bible is a community of retrogrades.
Examples
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Now it's a mostly middle-class community, some ex-military.
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Find other people in the community to talk to, have fun.
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We would not buy a home in our community today.
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Guess it's good to have someone from the community here today.
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It's the only way to join the community.
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I'm just here to experience the community and to do my best.
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We must learn to live and work within different communities, with different beliefs and values.
Academic text (2015) -
A few communities lie in ruin as the rest of the city goes on with life as usual.
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One of the village elders told the story, and community children illustrated the text.
Academic text (2013) -
Finally, reentry programs are needed in the communities to which these youth offenders will return.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
1.8
An area in a town or city where people live near each other
318
3.3
A group of people with shared interests
104
2.7
A close group of people who share the same interests or values
84
3.0
People who share an interest and meet regularly
54
3.2
A community of people with the same interest who live together in one place
48
2.8
A group of people who live near each other and share interests
12
2.7
People who meet, talk, and feel they belong together
3
3.5
A group of people who know and help each other
1
6.6
A group of people who act together for a shared purpose
A close group of people who know and support each other
A situation where people or groups share the same goals
A group, like a family or work team, that is part of a larger community
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
126
3.3
The group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
108
2.7
Unpaid work to help people in the local area, sometimes required by law or done for charity
79
3.0
A local public college that offers two-year courses for job skills or study before university
19
3.7
Countries in Europe that worked together after World War II to make trade and laws easier
12
3.0
A place where older people live and get help and take part in group activities
7
2.7
A group of local people who are not professional and perform plays for people in their town
- Specialized
5
3.4
People like lawyers or judges who practice law in a particular area
- Formal
5
4.0
Property and money people get during a marriage that belong equally to both spouses
4
4.2
An area planned and built with homes, shops, and parks for people to live in
- Specialized
1
3.9
A community planned to reduce harm to nature and last a long time
An organization of European countries set up in 1957 that later became the European Union
- Specialized
1
5.5
A group of plants, animals, and other living things that live in the same place and depend on each other
- Formal
1
4.7
A group of people with advanced university degrees who study and teach at universities
1
3.2
A notice board or paper that shows news and announcements about local events
1
3.2
A group that collects money from local people to help charities and social services
- Specialized
1
5.5
People who use the same language or dialect and follow the same rules for talking
- Texting
An online gathering for people with a common interest, like a webinar or livestream
- Jargon
A group of people who promote alternative health ideas outside regular medicine
- Slang
A community of young people who share and celebrate art and personal style online
A group of Catholics who follow older forms of worship and belief taught by Archbishop Lefebvre
A group of people with different sexual and gender identities like lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
A group of US agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
A group of people who support pansexual people and accept all sexual orientations
- Offensive
A group of people who support Hindu nationalist ideas in India often linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Jargon
A group of queer people who support each other with kindness and emotional openness
A group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country
- Literature
A group of people who cannot speak up or are not heard in society
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
community = commun + ity
The sense of 'shared' or 'togetherness' is present (related to 'common/commune'), but the root 'commun-' is a non‑productive combining form in modern English, so the formation is not fully obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Community comes from the old Latin word communis, which means 'shared' and is the same root as the English word common. So a community is a group of people who live near each other and share places, services, or daily life.