- community
- com|mu|ni|ty [ kə`mjunəti ] noun ***▸ 1 people living in area▸ 2 society in general▸ 3 animals living in area▸ 4 feeling part of group▸ 5 European Union▸ + PHRASES1. ) count the people who live in an area:I wanted to work somewhere where I could serve the community.small rural communities that rely on agricultureclose-knit/tightly knit community (=where everyone knows each other): Rock Creek is a close-knit community of several hundred people.the wider community (=the community of which a small group is a part): links between the university and the wider communitya ) only before noun relating to a community or to the people in it:community affairsThe group visited various community projects in the city.b ) a group of people in a larger society who are the same in some way:areas where there are large Jewish communitiesc ) a group of people who live together in the same place, often people who keep themselves separate from society:a community of monks2. ) the community society in general:Patients who have received this treatment do well when they return to the community.3. ) count a group of animals that live in the same place4. ) uncount the feeling that you belong to a group and that this is a good thing:People feel sad about the loss of community.sense of community: One of the major goals is to develop a sense of community.5. ) the Community BRITISH OLD-FASHIONED the EUROPEAN UNIONthe international communityall of the countries of the world, considered as a group:She urged the international community to continue to put pressure on the government.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.