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🏡 A local gathering 💻 A virtual meetup
community event

community event

2.8
An online gathering for people with a common interest, like a webinar or livestream
  • noun
  • Texting
translation icon : evento comunitario virtual

Examples

  • The problem is that once you accept a definition that includes every startup, blog, newspaper supplement, user-generated community events site, and locally focused Twitter account, you're also accepting the impossibility of counting them all.

    Blog text (30)

  • The local library hosted a community event to discuss environmental issues last Saturday.

  • We attended a virtual community event that featured local artists and musicians sharing their work online.

  • During the community event, residents gathered to participate in a live-streamed discussion about public safety.

Synonyms

event
vscommunity event
∞ 1.0

A planned or important thing that happens at a particular time and place

is focused specifically on organised online activities for group members
social event
vscommunity event
19 1.9

A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves

is held online for members of a particular group using digital platforms
social occasion
vscommunity event
3 2.8

An event where people meet to celebrate or spend time together

is organised online and more informal for members of a particular group

How Large

community event
  • Texting
2.8
webinar
  • Texting
16 3.9
discussion
∞ 1.4
post
  • Texting
∞ 3.3

Surface Forms

community event singular
community events plural

Morphology

community + event

The meaning 'an organised gathering for members of a community' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'community' (people sharing interests) with 'event' (an occurrence or organised gathering). This simple compositional noun–noun pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's basic meaning (the detail that it may be online is context-specific but doesn't undermine transparency).

Etymology

Community event in the online sense grew when groups that used to meet in person began to meet 'online' by video or chat. The same idea—a community coming together for an event—now explains why it can mean 'a planned activity for members that happens on the internet'.