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community

community

2.8
A shared feeling among people with the same interests or goals
  • noun
  • /kəˈmjunɪti/
translation icon : sentido de comunidad
  • Just got off the phone with leaders of the Arab community.
  • sense of community
  • community support
  • community involvement

That's kind of how we value community at the utmost.

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Examples

  • And so I would, I felt so proud that our community had someone like him.

  • Our community organizes events to bring people together and strengthen our bonds.

  • This is going to help our community so much.

  • Oh, he really had a way of bringing the community together.

  • Lived in the community for the first 16 years of my life.

  • I want to participate in the school community.

  • Since then, it has struggled like many communities that have lost their economic base.

    Academic text (2017)
  • I'm a respected member of the scientific community.

  • As I became involved in the NCCU community, I also began to realize my purpose.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The clubs also provided a local outlet for community members to vocalize their needs.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

commonality
vscommunity
31 4.6

A quality that people or things share

is about a broader shared state including interests, values, or ownership
kinship
vscommunity
16 4.0

A strong feeling of connection between people or groups who share similar interests

is a neutral state of sharing, not necessarily implying a strong bond
mutuality
vscommunity
4 6.4

A shared feeling or quality between at least two people

is the general state of sharing without stressing reciprocity between parties
collectiveness
vscommunity
1 5.7

A way people act, own, or share things together

is about a shared state of having things in common rather than principle
communality
vscommunity
5.8

A feeling of sharing and support among people in a group

is the more general word for that same state of sharing
3.3

A situation where people or groups share the same goals

is broader, covering various shared interests, values, or ownership
communio
vscommunity
9.9

A feeling of sharing and close unity among people

is the neutral general sense of sharing, not especially spiritual or communal

Antonyms

138 4.2

A strong disagreement that separates people in a group

Compounds

126 3.3

The group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country

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

64 1.8

A building where local people meet for events, classes, and activities

People who own or run companies and shops in an area

A group of people who live near each other and share interests

A group of doctors, nurses, and other health workers

Feeling that you belong and are close to other people in a group

A group of people who follow Islam and share culture and pray together

Countries in Europe that worked together after World War II to make trade and laws easier

A place where older people live and get help and take part in group activities

A place where local people grow vegetables and flowers together

Work to help people in a local area by offering services or information

A group of local people who are not professional and perform plays for people in their town

legal community
  • Specialized
5 3.4

People like lawyers or judges who practice law in a particular area

5 4.0

Property and money people get during a marriage that belong equally to both spouses

The way an organization talks and works with local people

An area where most people live but travel to a nearby city for work

An activity for people who live in the same area, like a fair or meeting

An area planned and built with homes, shops, and parks for people to live in

A group of people who know and help each other

Taking part in local activities to help people and improve the area

A feeling that makes people feel they belong and help each other

Affecting all people in a community

sustainable community
  • 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

biotic community
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A group of plants, animals, and other living things that live in the same place and depend on each other

1 4.7

A group of people with advanced university degrees who study and teach at universities

People living in a place do not face crime or danger

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

speech community
  • Specialized
1 5.5

People who use the same language or dialect and follow the same rules for talking

A situation where people or groups share the same goals

community event
  • Texting
2.8

An online gathering for people with a common interest, like a webinar or livestream

3.0

A cat that lives outdoors and is cared for by people in the neighborhood

9.9

A group of people who promote alternative health ideas outside regular medicine

A yearly outdoor event where neighbors meet to eat and have fun

9.9

A community of young people who share and celebrate art and personal style online

9.9

A group of gay men who share culture and support each other

9.8

A group of conservative people who post on the Free Republic website

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 in Hawaii of people who see themselves as both male and female

A group who support people from different cultures living together

7.8

People from Gujarat who form a group, often living outside Gujarat

People in Japan with one Japanese parent and one non-Japanese parent

A group of people who give each other advice and support

A group of US agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country

reffo community
  • Archaic
9.9

A group in Australia of people who are refugees or who help refugees

A group of people who support pansexual people and accept all sexual orientations

sanghi community
  • Offensive
8.8

A group of people who support Hindu nationalist ideas in India often linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

9.9

A group of people in Northern Ireland who support a united Ireland

A group of people from Tasmania who share culture and traditions

A group of queer people who support each other with kindness and emotional openness

A group of people from Texas who live outside Texas

A group of people who eat a god in a religious ritual as a symbol

A group of people who support and use solar energy

8.4

People from Ukraine who live in another country and share their culture

A group of United States government agencies that collect and share secret information to protect the country

voiceless community
  • Literature
7.7

A group of people who cannot speak up or are not heard in society

How Shared

collective
240 3.9
community
2.8
commonwealth
166 6.6

Surface Forms

community singular
communities plural

Morphology

community = commun + ity

The abstract sense of 'sharedness' echoes the underlying idea of 'common/commune', but the modern morphological pieces are not clear-cut productive morphemes for learners.

Etymology

Community comes from the old Latin word communis, which means 'shared' and is the same root as the English word common. So community can mean the state of having things in 'common', like shared interests, values, or goals.