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2009 Jun 17

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noun, a group of people having cultural, religious, ethnic, or other characteristics in common

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community by Collins

  1. 1) noun, a) the people living in one locality b) the locality in which they live c) (as modifier)
  2. 2) noun, a group of people having cultural, religious, ethnic, or other characteristics in common
  3. 3) noun, a group of nations having certain interests in common
  4. 4) noun, the public in general; society
  5. 5) noun, common ownership or participation
  6. 6) noun, similarity or agreement
  7. 7) noun, (in Wales since 1974 and Scotland since 1975) the smallest unit of local government; a subdivision of a district
  8. 8) noun, ecology a group of interdependent plants and animals inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other through food and other relationships

Etymology

C14: from Latin commūnitās, from commūnis common

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